Ministry of Health, Labour and Welfare


Schedule 3

Size of the lot
Number of bags (N)
Number of bags
for sampling (n)
Quantity of the collected
specimens (g)
Number of
specimens*
≦ 65 3 300 g ( 100 × 3 ) 3
66 ~ 180 4 400 g ( 100 × 4 ) 4
181 ~ 500 7 700 g ( 100 × 7 ) 7
501 ~ 800 10 1,000 g ( 100 × 10 ) 10
801 ~ 1,300 14 1,400 g ( 100 × 14 ) 14
1,301 ~ 3,200 21 2,100 g ( 100 × 21 ) 21
3,201 ~ 8,000 36 3,600 g ( 100 × 36 ) 36
≧ 8,001 52 5,200 g ( 100 × 52 ) 52

* If more than one specimen is taken, and any one of them exceeds the standard value, the inspected products are regarded as being in violation of the Law.


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