Ministry of Health, Labour and Welfare


Schedule 4

Inspection items

Package style

Number of packages
per lot (N)

Number of packages
opened for sampling (n)

Quantity of specimens
collected (kg)

Number of
specimens

Microorganisms

Not specified

≦ 150

3

0.3

1

151 ~ 1,200

5

0.3

1

≧ 1,201

8

0.3

1

Irradiation

Not specified

≦ 50

2

0.5*1

1

51 ~ 500

3

0.5*1

1

501 ~ 3,200

5

0.5*1

1

≧ 3,201

8

0.5*1

1

Radioactive materials

Not specified

≦ 50

3

1

1

51 ~ 150

5

1

1

151 ~ 500

8

1

1

501 ~ 3,200

13

1

1

3,201 ~ 35,000

20

1

1

≧ 35,001

32

1

1

Acid value, Peroxide value

Not specified

≦ 50

2

1.5

1

51 ~ 500

3

1.5

1

501 ~ 3,200

5

1.5

1

≧ 3,201

8

1.5

1

Additives

(i) Distributed homogeneously

Not specified

≧ 1

1

0.3

1

(ii) Distributed heterogeneously

Not specified

≦ 50

2

0.3

1

51 ~ 500

3

0.3

1

501 ~ 3,200

5

0.3

1

≧ 3,201

8

0.3

1

Agricultural chemicals

(i) Dehydrated vegetables, dried fruits, tea (excluding powdered green tea)

Not specified

≦ 50

3

0.3

1

51 ~ 150

5

0.3

1

151 ~ 500

8

0.3

1

501 ~ 3,200

13

0.3

1

3,201 ~ 35,000

20

0.3

1

≧ 35,001

32

0.3

1

(ii) Cabbage (excluding Brussel sprouts), Chinese cabbage*2

Not specified

Not specified

4

A quarter each is collected from 4 individual cabbages

1

(iii) Processed foods (excluding simple processing)

Not specified

≦ 150

3

1

1

151 ~ 1,200

5

1

1

≧ 1,201

8

1

1

(iv) Other than (i), (ii) and (iii)

Not specified

≦ 50

3

1

1

51 ~ 150

5

1

1

151 ~ 500

8

1

1

501 ~ 3,200

13

1

1

3,201 ~ 35,000

20

1

1

≧ 35,001

32

1

1

Residual hazardous substances in livestock and aquatic foods

(i) Diarrhetic and paralytic shellfish poison

Not specified

≦ 150

6(3×2)

1(0.5×2)

2

151 ~ 1,200

10(5×2)

1(0.5×2)

2

≧ 1,201

16(8×2)

1(0.5×2)

2

(ii) Pufferfish being mixed

Not specified

≦ 150

3

Take two pieces from each carton and one piece shall be regarded as one specimen.

6

151 ~ 1,200

5

10

≧ 1,201

8

16

(iii) Dried seaweeds

Not specified

≦ 150

3

0.3

1

151 ~ 1,200

5

0.3

1

≧ 1,201

8

0.3

1

(iv) Other than (i), (ii) and (iii)

Not specified

≦ 150

3

0.5

1

151 ~ 1,200

5

0.5

1

≧ 1,201

8

0.5

1

patulin*3 and DON

(i) Products in bags with about 20 kg or more of net weight per bag

In bags

≦ 280

32

1

1

281 ~ 500

50

1

1

501 ~ 1,200

80

1

1

1,201 ~ 3,200

130(65×2)

2 (1×2)

2

≧ 3,201

210(70×3)

3 (1×3)

3

(ii) Products in cans or cartons with 4.5 kg or more of net weight per container

In cans or cartons

≦ 50

2

0.5

1

51 ~ 500

4(2×2)

1 (0.25×2)×2

2

≧ 501

6(2×3)

1.5 (0.25×2)×3

3

(iii) Other than (i) and (ii)

Packaged in small containers

≦ 50

2(2×1)

The minimum amount of one specimen shall be 150 g. If the quantity of the content of one container amounts to less than 150 g, the content of other containers shall be added to make one specimen of 150 g.

1

51 ~ 500

3(3×1)

1

501 ~ 3,200

6(3×2)

2

≧ 3,201

9(3×3)

3

 

*1:Seafood (squilla) shall be regarded as 1. *2: Excluding those finely chopped, such as julienned or shredded *3: For Patulin, use methods (ii) or (iii)
* For collecting specimens of grains, beans and other products in bulk, follow the procedures below:

A. Specimen collection upon loading onto a silo or barge (hereinafter referred to as silo, etc.)

Use means such as autosamplers to collect specimens representative of the entire lot consisting of a single arbitrary silo, etc., when loading onto a silo, etc. Collect a total of 10 kg or more of the specimen in 15 collections over appropriate intervals, and divide to make 1 specimen (of 1 kg or more).

B. Specimen collection on a barge

Collect a total of 10 kg or more of the specimen from a total of 15 positions in the upper, middle and lower parts of an arbitrary barge. Then mix all specimens together and divide them up to obtain 1 specimen (1 kg or more).

C. Specimen collection from a container

Collect a total of 10 kg or more of the specimen from a total of 15 positions in the upper, middle and lower parts of an arbitrary container.Then mix all specimens together and divide them up to obtain 1 specimen (1 kg or more).

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