Appendix 1
（Last amendment：March 29, 2022)
| Targeted country/area (Note1) | Foods subject to product inspection | Conditions | Inspection item | Method of sampling | Method of inspection | Specific reasons to order an inspection |
| All Exporting Countries | Pufferfish | Limited to the lots from which different species of pufferfish have been found at on-site inspection | Identification of fish species | － | Identification of pufferfish species | The possibility of mixing with toxic pufferfish |
| Salted salmon roe | － | Nitrite | As stipulated in Schedule 3 | As stipulated in “Method of Analyzing Food Additives in Foods” in Notice Ei-Ka No. 15, dated March 30, 2000 | The possibility of detection of nitrite residue over the MRL (0.005 g/kg) or practice standard (0.0050 g/kg for residues) | |
| Dried figs | － | Total aflatoxin (sum of aflatoxin B1, B2, G1and G2) | As stipulated in Schedule 2 | As stipulated in “Test Methods Related to Total Aflatoxin” in Notice Syoku-An No. 0816-2, dated August 16, 2011 | The possibility of containing of total aflatoxin over 10 μg/kg | |
| Manioc and processed products (other than starch) | － | Cyanide | As stipulated in Schedule 1 - 3 | As stipulated in “Test Method of Cyanide Compounds in Tapioca Starch” in Annex of Notice Syoku-Ki No. 1121002 and Notice Syoku-Kan No. 1121002, both dated November 21, 2002 | The possibility of containing cyanide | |
| Cyanide-containing beans | － | Cyanide | As stipulated in Schedule 1 - 3 | As stipulated in “Specifications and Standards for Foods and Food Additives, etc.” in Ministry of Health and Welfare Notification No. 370, dated December 1959 | The possibility of containing cyanide | |
| Pistachio nuts | Italy and USA : As stipulated in that targeted country/area | Total aflatoxin (sum of aflatoxin B1, B2, G1 and G2 ) | As stipulated in Schedule 2; Note that for Iranian pistachio nuts with shells, collect specimens as follows: After dividing a lot [= one container (20 feet)] into eight, a total of 5 kilogram of edible parts shall be taken from each package of one division as a specimen (Total eight specimens). (Note2) | As stipulated in “Test Methods Related to Total Aflatoxin” in Notice Syoku-An No. 0816-2, dated August 16, 2011 | The possibility of attachment of total aflatoxin over 10 μg/kg | |
| Brazil nuts, almonds, chili peppers, red peppers, nutmeg, and Job’s tears | － | Total aflatoxin (sum of aflatoxin B1, B2, G1 and G2 ) | As stipulated in Schedule 2; Note that for Chinese adlay, collect specimens as follows: After dividing a lot [= one container (20 feet)] into eight parts, a total of 5 kilogram of edible parts shall be taken from each package of one division to be used as a specimen (Total eight specimens). (Note2) | As stipulated in “Test Methods Related to Total Aflatoxin” in Notice Syoku-An No. 0816-2, dated August 16, 2011 | The possibility of attachment of total aflatoxin over 10 μg/kg | |
| Mixed spices and mixed nuts | Limited to products containing 10% or more of peanuts, pistachio nuts, brazil nuts, almonds, chili peppers, red peppers, nutmeg, Job’s tears, or a mixture of these products | Total aflatoxin (sum of aflatoxin B1, B2, G1 and G2 ) | As stipulated in Schedule 2 | As stipulated in “Test Methods Related to Total Aflatoxin” in Notice Syoku-An No. 0816-2, dated August 16, 2011 | The possibility of attachment or containing of total aflatoxin over 10 μg/kg | |
| Peanuts and processed products (limited to products containing 10% or more of peanuts ) | － | Total aflatoxin (sum of aflatoxin B1, B2, G1 and G2 ) | As stipulated in Schedule 2 | As stipulated in “Test Methods Related to Total Aflatoxin” in Notice Syoku-An No. 0816-2, dated August 16, 2011 | The possibility of attachment or containing of total aflatoxin over 10 μg/kg | |
| Ammonium hydrogen carbonate and food containing ammonium hydrogen carbonate | Limited to ammonium hydrogen carbonate produced by Broadtech Chemical International Co., Ltd. | Melamine | As stipulated in Schedule 1 - 2 | As stipulated in “Analytical Methods for melamine in Food ” in Notice Shoku-An-Kan No. 1002003, dated October 2, 2008 | The possibility of use of melamine | |
| Argentina | Kidney beans | － | Total aflatoxin (sum of aflatoxin B1, B2, G1 and G2 ) | As stipulated in Schedule 2 | As stipulated in “Test Methods Related to Total Aflatoxin” in Notice Syoku-An No. 0816-2, dated August 16, 2011 | The possibility of attachment of total aflatoxin over 10 μg/kg |
| Israel | Foods containing pistachio | Limited to products processed by the manufacturers separately indicated | Total aflatoxin (sum of aflatoxin B1, B2, G1 and G2 ) | As stipulated in Schedule 2 | As stipulated in “Test Methods Related to Total Aflatoxin” in Notice Syoku-An No. 0816-2, dated August 16, 2011 | The possibility of containing of total aflatoxin over 10 μg/kg |
| Italy | Unheated meat products (food to be eaten with no heating only) | Limited to products processed by the manufacturers separately indicated | Listeria monocytogenes | As stipulated in Schedule 1 - 4 | As stipulated in “Procedure for Testing Listeria monocytogenes” in Notice Shoku-An No.1128-3, dated November, 28, 2014 | The possibility of not meeting standards for unheated meat product |
| Soft or semi-hard natural cheese | Limited to products processed by the manufacturers separately indicated | Listeria monocytogenes | As stipulated in Schedule 1 - 4 | As stipulated in “Procedure for Testing Listeria monocytogenes” in Notice Shoku-An No.1128-3, dated November, 28, 2014 | The possibility of not meeting standards for natural cheese | |
| Soft or semi-hard (MFFB≧61%) natural cheese | Limited to products processed by the manufacturers separately indicated | Listeria monocytogenes | As stipulated in Schedule 1 - 4 | As stipulated in “Procedure for Testing Listeria monocytogenes” in Notice Shoku-An No.1128-3, dated November 28, 2014 | The possibility of not meeting standards for natural cheese | |
| Natural cheese | Limited to products processed by the manufacturers separately indicated | Enterohemorrhagic Escherichia coli O26 | As stipulated in Schedule 1 - 4 | As stipulated in “Detection Methods for Enterohemorrhagic Escherichia coli O26, O103, O111, O121, O145 and O157 in Foods” in the Annex of Notice Syoku-An-Kan No. 1120-3, dated November 20, 2014 | The possibility of contamination from Enterohemorrhagic Escherichia coli O26 | |
| Pistachio and its processed products (limited to products containing 30% or more of pistachio) | － | Total aflatoxin (sum of aflatoxin B1, B2, G1 and G2 ) | As stipulated in Schedule 2 | As stipulated in “Test Methods Related to Total Aflatoxin” in Notice Syoku-An No. 0816-2, dated August 16, 2011 | The possibility of attachment or containing of total aflatoxin over 10 μg/kg | |
| Foods containing red pepper or pistachio | Limited to products processed by the manufacturers separately indicated | Total aflatoxin (sum of aflatoxin B1, B2, G1 and G2 ) | As stipulated in Schedule 2 | As stipulated in “Test Methods Related to Total Aflatoxin” in Notice Syoku-An No. 0816-2, dated August 16, 2011 | The possibility of containing of total aflatoxin over 10 μg/kg | |
| Foods containing pistachio | Limited to products processed by the manufacturers separately indicated | Total aflatoxin (sum of aflatoxin B1, B2, G1 and G2 ) | As stipulated in Schedule 2 | As stipulated in “Test Methods Related to Total Aflatoxin” in Notice Syoku-An No. 0816-2, dated August 16, 2011 | The possibility of containing of total aflatoxin over 10 μg/kg | |
| Iran | Foods containing almond or pistachio | Limited to products processed by the manufacturers separately indicated | Total aflatoxin (sum of aflatoxin B1, B2, G1 and G2 ) | As stipulated in Schedule 2 | As stipulated in “Test Methods Related to Total Aflatoxin” in Notice Syoku-An No. 0816-2, dated August 16, 2011 | The possibility of containing of total aflatoxin over 10 μg/kg |
| India | Cultured shrimp (other than Black tiger (Penaeus monodon)) and its processed products (simple processing only) | － | Furazolidone | As stipulated in Schedule 1 - 4 | As stipulated in “Specifications and Standards for Foods and Food Additives, etc.” in Ministry of Health and Welfare Notification No. 370, dated December 1959 | The possibility of residue of furazolidone |
| Pearl millet (Pennisetum glaucum)(including flour） | - | Total aflatoxin (sum of aflatoxin B1, B2, G1 and G2 ) | As stipulated in Schedule 2 | As stipulated in “Test Methods Related to Total Aflatoxin” in Notice Syoku-An No. 0816-2, dated August 16, 2011 | The possibility of attachment or containing of total aflatoxin over 10 μg/kg | |
| Cassia tora and its processed products (limited to products containing 30% or more of cassia tora) | － | Total aflatoxin (sum of aflatoxin B1, B2, G1 and G2 ) | As stipulated in Schedule 2 | As stipulated in “Test Methods Related to Total Aflatoxin” in Notice Syoku-An No. 0816-2, dated August 16, 2011 | The possibility of attachment or containing of total aflatoxin over 10 μg/kg | |
| Black tea | Limited to products processed by the manufacturers separately indicated | Hexaconazole | As stipulated in Schedule 1 - 3 | As stipulated in “Analytical Methods for Residual Compositional Substances of Agricultural Chemicals, Feed Additives, and Veterinary Drugs in Food” in Notice Syoku- An No. 0124001, dated January 24, 2005 | The possibility of detection of hexaconazole residue over the MRL (0.01 ppm) | |
| Defatted soy | － | Total aflatoxin (sum of aflatoxin B1, B2, G1 and G2 ) | "As stipulated in Schedule 2 Note that for the products imported in bulk form in a container, take ten or more kilograms of the product from a total of fifteen spots from the upper, middle, and lower parts of a container that is selected randomly. Then take 5 kilogram as one specimen, of the ten or more kilograms taken as described above. " |
As stipulated in “Test Methods Related to Total Aflatoxin” in Notice Syoku-An No. 0816-2, dated August 16, 2011 | The possibility of containing of total aflatoxin over 10 μg/kg | |
| Corns (including flour , other than sweet corn） | － | Total aflatoxin (sum of aflatoxin B1, B2, G1 and G2 ) | As stipulated in Schedule 2 | As stipulated in “Test Methods Related to Total Aflatoxin” in Notice Syoku-An No. 0816-2, dated August 16, 2011 | The possibility of attachment or containing of total aflatoxin over 10 μg/kg | |
| Basil seeds | － | Total aflatoxin (sum of aflatoxin B1, B2, G1 and G2 ) | As stipulated in Schedule 2 | As stipulated in “Test Methods Related to Total Aflatoxin” in Notice Syoku-An No. 0816-2, dated August 16, 2011 | The possibility of attachment of total aflatoxin over 10 μg/kg | |
| Indonesia | Tuna fillet for raw consumption | Limited to products processed by the manufacturers separately indicated | Salmonella spp. | As stipulated in Schedule 1 - 4 | As stipulated in “Test Methods Related to Salmonella spp.” in Annex 1.3.1 . (3) of Notice Ei-Nyu No. 54, dated March 17, 1993 | The possibility of contamination from Salmonella spp. |
| Coffee and its processed products (simple processing only) | － | Isoprocarb | As stipulated in Schedule 1 - 3 Note that for the products imported in bulk form in a container, take ten or more kilograms of the product from a total of fifteen spots from the upper, middle, and lower parts of a container that is selected randomly. Then take 1 kilogram as one specimen, of the ten or more kilograms taken as described above. |
As stipulated in “Analytical Methods for Residual Compositional Substances of Agricultural Chemicals, Feed Additives, and Veterinary Drugs in Food” in Notice Syoku- An No. 0124001, dated January 24, 2005 | The possibility of detection of isoprocarb residue over the MRL (0.01 ppm) . | |
| Ecuador | Cacao beans and its processed products (simple processing only) | － | 2, 4-D | As stipulated in Schedule 1 - 3 | As stipulated in “Analytical Methods for Residual Compositional Substances of Agricultural Chemicals, Feed Additives, and Veterinary Drugs in Food” in Notice Syoku- An No. 0124001, dated January 24, 2005 | The possibility of detection of 2, 4-D residue over the MRL (0.01 ppm) . |
| Australia | Apple juice (limited to products the ingredient of which is coming from apples) and Apple juice concentrate | － | Patulin | (1) For products in cans or cartons with 4.5 kg or more of net weight per container, as stipulated in Schedule 1 - 10 (2) For products other than as described in (1), as stipulated in Schedule 1 - 11 |
As stipulated in "Analytical Methods for the partial amendment of the Specification, Standards of Soft Drink Bevarages" in Notice Syoku- An No. 1222-5, dated December 22, 2014 | The possibility of detection of patulin over the maximum levels (0.050 ppm) . |
| Canada | Lobster and its processed products (limited to products fished in the Atlantic coast and edible internal parts containing tomalley are collected as test sample) | Excluding products exported by the exporters separately indicated, and with attached certificates issued by the Canadian government concerning Lobster control, as separately indicated | Paralytic shellfish poison | As stipulated in Schedule 1 - 5 | As stipulated in “Test Method for Shellfish Poison” in Notice Kan-Nyu No. 30, dated July 1, 1980 | The possibility of detection of paralytic shellfish poison level over the regulation value (4 MU/g) |
| Flax seeds and its processed products | － | Genetic modification (FP967) | As stipulated in “Inspection Methods for Foods Produced Using Unreviewed Recombinant DNA Techniques” in Notice Syoku-An No. 1116-4, dated November. 16, 2012 | As stipulated in “Inspection Methods for Foods Produced Using Unreviewed Recombinant DNA Techniques” in Notice Syoku-An No. 1116-4, dated November. 16, 2012 | The possibility of detection of genetically modified flax seeds (FP967) unapproved for safety | |
| South Korea | Pork | Excluding products processed at the plants separately indicated | Sulfadimidine | As stipulated in Schedule 1 - 4 | As stipulated in “Analytical Methods for Residual Compositional Substances of Agricultural Chemicals, Feed Additives, and Veterinary Drugs in Food” in Notice Syoku- An No. 0124001, dated January 24, 2005 | The possibility of detection of sulfadimidine residue over the MRL (0.10 ppm) |
| Live eel | Excluding products with attached certificates issued by the South Korean government concerning oxolinic acid, as separately indicated | Oxolinic acid | As stipulated in Schedule 1 - 4 | As stipulated in “Analytical Methods for Residual Compositional Substances of Agricultural Chemicals, Feed Additives, and Veterinary Drugs in Food” in Notice Syoku- An No. 0124001, dated January 24, 2005 | The possibility of detection of oxolinic-acid residue over the MRL (0.1ppm) | |
| Cultured olive flounder and its processed products (simple processing only) | Excluding products from registered farms, processors and/or exporters that are separately indicated, and with attached certificates issued by the South Korean government concerning oxytetracycline and enrofloxacin, as separately indicated. (For refrigerated olive flounder meat, the documents must consist of both the certificate of the farmed olive flounder issued by the South Korean government and the confirmation certificate of the refrigerated olive flounder meat.) | Oxytetracycline Enrofloxacin | As stipulated in Schedule 1 - 4 | As stipulated in “Analytical Methods for Residual Compositional Substances of Agricultural Chemicals, Feed Additives, and Veterinary Drugs in Food” in Notice Syoku- An No. 0124001, dated January 24, 2005 | The possibility of detection of oxytetracycline residue over the MRL (0.2 ppm) and of enrofloxacin residue | |
| Cultured olive flounder and its processed products (simple processing only) | Limited to live or fresh fish cultured by the farms separately indicated. (Excluding products for the heat processing.) | Kudoa septempuntata | As stipulated in Schedule 1 - 8 | As stipulated in “Test Methods Related to Kudoa septempunctata” in Notice Syoku-An No. 0427-3, dated April 27, 2016 | The possibility of detection of spore count of Ｋｕｄｏａ septempunctata over 1.0×106 | |
| Bivalve and its processed products (other than shelled scallops) | Excluding products with attached certificates issued by the South Korean government concerning the places of origin, as separately indicated | Paralytic shellfish poison | As stipulated in Schedule 1 - 5 | Paralytic shellfish poison : As stipulated in “Test Method for Shellfish Poison” in Notice Kan Nyu No. 30, dated July 1, 1980. | The possibility of detection of shellfish poison residue level over the regulation value (4 MU/g for paralytic) | |
| － | Diarrhetic shellfish poison | As stipulated in Schedule 1 - 5 | Diarrhetic shellfish poison : As stipulated in “Method of Inspecting for Diarretic Shellfish Poison (Okadaic acids)” in Notice Shoku-An-ki No. 0306-4 and Notice Shoku-An-kan No. 0306-2, dated March 6, 2015 | The possibility of detection of shellfish poison residue level over the regulation value (0.16 mg OA equivalent/kg for diarrhetic) | ||
| Arch shell for raw consumption | Limited to products processed by the manufacturers separately indicated | Vibrio parahaemolyticus | As stipulated in Schedule 1 - 4 | As stipulated in “Specifications and Standards for Foods and Food Additives, etc.” in Ministry of Health and Welfare Notification No. 370, dated December 1959 | The possibility of not meeting standards for fresh fish and seafood, and for frozen fresh fish and seafood | |
| Pen shell for raw consumption | Limited to products processed by the manufacturers separately indicated | Vibrio parahaemolyticus | As stipulated in Schedule 1 - 4 | As stipulated in “Specifications and Standards for Foods and Food Additives, etc.” in Ministry of Health and Welfare Notification No. 370, dated December 1959 | The possibility of not meeting standards for fresh fish and seafood, and for frozen fresh fish and seafood | |
| Kimchi | Limited to products processed by the manufacturers separately indicated | Enterohemorrhagic Escherichia coli O103 | As stipulated in Schedule 1 - 4 | As stipulated in “Detection Methods for Enterohemorrhagic Escherichia coli O26, O103, O111, O121, O145 and O157 in Foods” in the Annex of Notice Syoku-An-Kan No. 1120-3, dated November 20, 2014 | The possibility of contamination from Enterohemorrhagic Escherichia coli O103 | |
| Green hot pepper and its processed products (simple processing only) | Excluding fresh green hot pepper exported by the exporters with exporter’s ID separately indicated | Fluquinconazole | As stipulated in Schedule 1 - 3 | As stipulated in “Analytical Methods for Residual Compositional Substances of Agricultural Chemicals, Feed Additives, and Veterinary Drugs in Food” in Notice Syoku- An No. 0124001, dated January 24, 2005 | The possibility of detection of fluquinconazole residue over the MRL (0.01 ppm) | |
| － | Tebufenpyrad Hexaconazole |
As stipulated in Schedule 1 - 3 | As stipulated in “Analytical Methods for Residual Compositional Substances of Agricultural Chemicals, Feed Additives, and Veterinary Drugs in Food” in Notice Syoku- An No. 0124001, dated January 24, 2005 | The possibility of detection of tebufenpyrad residue over the MRL (0.01 ppm) and hexaconazole residue over the MRL (0.01 ppm) | ||
| Red pepper and its processed products (simple processing only) | － | Propiconazole | As stipulated in Schedule 1 - 3 | As stipulated in “Analytical Methods for Residual Compositional Substances of Agricultural Chemicals, Feed Additives, and Veterinary Drugs in Food” in Notice Syoku- An No. 0124001, dated January 24, 2005 | The possibility of detection of propiconazole residue over the MRL (0.01 ppm) | |
| Perilla and its processed products (simple processing only) | － | Indoxacarb Paclobutrazol | As stipulated in Schedule 1 - 3 | As stipulated in “Analytical Methods for Residual Compositional Substances of Agricultural Chemicals, Feed Additives, and Veterinary Drugs in Food” in Notice Syoku- An No. 0124001, dated January 24, 2005 | The possibility of detection of indoxacarb residue over the MRL (0.01 ppm) and paclobutrazolresidue over the MRL (0.01 ppm) . | |
| Tomato and its processed products (simple processing only) | Excluding fresh tomato exported by the exporters with exporter’s ID separately indicated | Fluquinconazole | As stipulated in Schedule 1 - 3 | As stipulated in “Analytical Methods for Residual Compositional Substances of Agricultural Chemicals, Feed Additives, and Veterinary Drugs in Food” in Notice Syoku- An No. 0124001, dated January 24, 2005 | The possibility of detection of fluquinconazole residue over the MRL (0.01 ppm) | |
| Cherry tomato and its processed products (simple processing only) | Excluding fresh cherry tomato exported by the exporters with exporter’s ID separately indicated | Fluquinconazole | As stipulated in Schedule 1 - 3 | As stipulated in “Analytical Methods for Residual Compositional Substances of Agricultural Chemicals, Feed Additives, and Veterinary Drugs in Food” in Notice Syoku- An No. 0124001, dated January 24, 2005 | The possibility of detection of fluquinconazole residue over the MRL (0.01 ppm) | |
| Oriental melon (other than oriental melon for pickles) and its processed products (simple processing only) | Excluding fresh oriental melon exported by the exporters with exporter’s ID separately indicated | Chlorfenapyr | As stipulated in Schedule 1 - 3 | As stipulated in “Analytical Methods for Residual Compositional Substances of Agricultural Chemicals, Feed Additives, and Veterinary Drugs in Food” in Notice Syoku- An No. 0124001, dated January 24, 2005 | The possibility of detection of Chlorfenapyr residue over the MRL (0.01 ppm) | |
| North Korea | Sandfish | Excluding processed products | Pieces of lead | － | Inspection of eachsandfish for pieces of lead, using metal detectors | The possibility of detection of pieces of lead mixed in with the fish |
| Bivalve and its processed products (other than shelled scallops) | － | Paralytic shellfish poison | As stipulated in Schedule 1 - 5 | As stipulated in “Test Method for Shellfish Poison” in Notice Kan-Nyu No. 30, dated July 1, 1980 | The possibility of detection of paralytic shellfish poison level over the regulation value (4 MU/g) | |
| Cote d'Ivoire | Cacao beans | － | Total aflatoxin (sum of aflatoxin B1, B2, G1 and G2 ) | As stipulated in Schedule 2 | As stipulated in “Test Methods Related to Total Aflatoxin” in Notice Syoku-An No. 0816-2, dated August 16, 2011 | The possibility of attachment of total aflatoxin over 10 μg/kg |
| Cacao beans and its processed products (simple processing only) | － | 2, 4-D | As stipulated in Schedule 1 - 3 | As stipulated in “Analytical Methods for Residual Compositional Substances of Agricultural Chemicals, Feed Additives, and Veterinary Drugs in Food” in Notice Syoku- An No. 0124001, dated January 24, 2005 | The possibility of detection of 2, 4-D residue over the MRL (0.01 ppm) | |
| Switzerland | Unheated meat products (food to be eaten with no heating only) | Limited to products processed by the manufacturers separately indicated | Listeria monocytogenes | As stipulated in Schedule 1 - 4 | As stipulated in “Procedure for Testing Listeria monocytogenes” in Notice Shoku-An No.1128-3, dated November, 2014 | The possibility of not meeting standards for unheated meat product |
| Spain | Unheated meat products (food to be eaten with no heating only) | Limited to products processed by the manufacturers separately indicated | Listeria monocytogenes | As stipulated in Schedule 1 - 4 | As stipulated in “Procedure for Testing Listeria monocytogenes” in Notice Shoku-An No.1128-3, dated November, 2014 | The possibility of not meeting standards for unheated meat product |
| Foods containing dried fig or almond | Limited to products processed by the manufacturers separately indicated | Total aflatoxin (sum of aflatoxin B1, B2, G1 and G2 ) | As stipulated in Schedule 2 | As stipulated in “Test Methods Related to Total Aflatoxin” in Notice Syoku-An No. 0816-2, dated August 16, 2011 | The possibility of containing of total aflatoxin over 10 μg/kg | |
| Thailand | Shrimp for raw consumption (fresh and frozen fresh shrimp only) | Limited to products processed by the manufacturers separately indicated | Vibrio parahaemolyticus | As stipulated in Schedule 1 - 4 | As stipulated in “Specifications and Standards for Foods and Food Additives, etc.” in Ministry of Health and Welfare Notification No. 370, dated December 1959 | The possibility of not meeting standards for fresh fish and seafood, and for frozen fresh fish and seafood |
| Boiled crab (food to be eaten with no heating only) | Limited to products processed by the manufacturers separately indicated | Vibrio parahaemolyticus | As stipulated in Schedule 1 - 4 | As stipulated in “Specifications and Standards for Foods and Food Additives, etc.” in Ministry of Health and Welfare Notification No. 370, dated December 1959 | The possibility of not meeting standards for boiled crab | |
| Feverweed and its processed products (simple processing only) | － | Chlorpyrifos | As stipulated in Schedule 1 - 3 | As stipulated in “Analytical Methods for Residual Compositional Substances of Agricultural Chemicals, Feed Additives, and Veterinary Drugs in Food” in Notice Syoku- An No. 0124001, dated January 24, 2005 | The possibility of detection of chlorpyrifos residue over the MRL (1 ppm) | |
| Okra and its processed products (simple processing only) | Excluding fresh okra exported by the exporters separately indicated, and with attached certificates issued by the Thailand government, as separately indicated | EPN | As stipulated in Schedule 1 - 3 | As stipulated in “Analytical Methods for Residual Compositional Substances of Agricultural Chemicals, Feed Additives, and Veterinary Drugs in Food” in Notice Syoku- An No. 0124001, dated January 24, 2005 | The possibility of detection of EPN residue over the MRL (0.01 ppm) | |
| Green asparagus and its processed products (simple processing only) | Excluding fresh green asparagus exported by the exporters separately indicated, and with attached certificates issued by the Thailand government, as separately indicated | EPN | As stipulated in Schedule 1 - 3 | As stipulated in “Analytical Methods for Residual Compositional Substances of Agricultural Chemicals, Feed Additives, and Veterinary Drugs in Food” in Notice Syoku- An No. 0124001, dated January 24, 2005 | The possibility of detection of EPN residue over the MRL (0.01 ppm) | |
| Durian and its processed products (simple processing only) | Procymidone | As stipulated in Schedule 1 - 3 | As stipulated in “Analytical Methods for Residual Compositional Substances of Agricultural Chemicals, Feed Additives, and Veterinary Drugs in Food” in Notice Syoku- An No. 0124001, dated January 24, 2005 | The possibility of detection of procymidone residue over the MRL (0.01 ppm) . | ||
| Banana and its processed products (simple processing only) | Excluding fresh banana exported by the exporters separately indicated, and with attached certificates issued by the Thailand government, as separately indicated | Cypermethrin | As stipulated in Schedule 1 - 3 | As stipulated in “Analytical Methods for Residual Compositional Substances of Agricultural Chemicals, Feed Additives, and Veterinary Drugs in Food” in Notice Syoku- An No. 0124001, dated January 24, 2005 | The possibility of detection of cypermethrin residue over the MRL (0.03 ppm) | |
| Mango and its processed products (simple processing only) | Excluding products with fresh mango exported by the exporters separately indicated, and with attached certificates issued by the Thailand government, as separately indicated Excluding products with frozen cut mangos and freeze dry mangos processed by the manufacturers separately indicated and with attached certificates issued by the Thailand government concerning chlorpyrifos and propiconazole, as separately indicated | Chlorpyrifos Propiconazole | As stipulated in Schedule 1 - 3 | As stipulated in “Analytical Methods for Residual Compositional Substances of Agricultural Chemicals, Feed Additives, and Veterinary Drugs in Food” in Notice Syoku- An No. 0124001, dated January 24, 2005 | The possibility of detection of chlorpyrifos residue over the MRL (0.05 ppm) ,propiconazole residue over the MRL (0.01 ppm) | |
| Mangosteen and its processed products (simple processing only) | Excluding fresh mangosteen exported by the exporters separately indicated, and with attached certificates issued by the Thailand government, as separately indicated | Imazalil | As stipulated in Schedule 1 - 3 | As stipulated in “Analytical Methods for Residual Compositional Substances of Agricultural Chemicals, Feed Additives, and Veterinary Drugs in Food” in Notice Syoku- An No. 0124001, dated January 24, 2005 | The possibility of detection of imazalil residue over the MRL (0.02 ppm) | |
| Taiwan | Pork | Excluding products processed at the plants separately indicated | Sulfadimidine | As stipulated in Schedule 1 - 4 | As stipulated in “Analytical Methods for Residual Compositional Substances of Agricultural Chemicals, Feed Additives, and Veterinary Drugs in Food” in Notice Syoku- An No. 0124001, dated January 24, 2005 | The possibility of detection of sulfadimidine residue over the MRL (0.10 ppm) |
| Cultured eel and its processed products (grilled without seasoning eel and spitchcock eel only) | Excluding products with attached exporting certificates issued by the Fisheries Department, Board of Agriculture, of the Taiwanese Executive Branch, as separately indicated | Sulfadimidine | As stipulated in Schedule 1 - 4 | Cultured eel and Grilled without seasoning eels:As stipulated in “Multiresidue Method for Synthetic Antibacterials in Livestock and Aquatic Animal Products (Revised)” in Annex 2 of Notice Ei-Nyu No. 78, dated April 1, 1993 Spitchcock eels:As stipulated in “Multiresidue Method for Synthetic Antibacterials in Spitchcock eels” in Annex 2 of Notice Syoku-An-Yu No. 0331002, dated March 31, 2004 | The possibility of detection of sulfadimidine residue | |
| Filleted tilapia (including smoked products) | Limited to products that have been confirmed to show a scarlet color, but excluding products that are judged to be not treated with carbon monoxide, based on Notice Ei-Nyu No. 6 and Notice Ei-Ka No. 1, both dated 16 January 1998 | Carbon monoxide | As stipulated in Schedule 1 - 2 | As stipulated in “Test Method of Carbon Monoxide Contained in Fresh Fish” in Notice Syoku-An-Kan No. 0404-3, dated April 4, 2013 | The possibility of using carbon monoxide | |
| Oolong tea and its processed products (simple processing only) | － | Carbaryl | As stipulated in Schedule 1 - 3 | As stipulated in “Analytical Methods for Residual Compositional Substances of Agricultural Chemicals, Feed Additives, and Veterinary Drugs in Food” in Notice Syoku- An No. 0124001, dated January 24, 2005 | The possibility of detection of carbaryl residue over the MRL (0.01 ppm) | |
| Foods (other than unprocessed products, simply processed products, edible fats and oils, salt itself or products seasoned with salt) | Limited to products processed by the manufacturers that are separately indicated | Cyclamic acid | As stipulated in Schedule 1 - 1 | As stipulated in “Test Method for Cyclamic Acid” in Notice Syoku-Kan No. 0829010, dated August 29, 2003 | The possibility of using cyclamic acid | |
| Tanzania | Sesame seeds and its processed products (simple processing only) | － | Imidacloprid | As stipulated in Schedule 1 - 3 | As stipulated in “Analytical Methods for Residual Compositional Substances of Agricultural Chemicals, Feed Additives, and Veterinary Drugs in Food” in Notice Syoku- An No. 0124001, dated January 24, 2005 | The possibility of detection of imidacloprid residue over the MRL (0.05 ppm) |
| China | Cultured eel and its processed products | Excluding farm products and/or products treated at the plants separately indicated, and with attached certificates issued by the Chinese government concerning oxolinic acid, as separately indicated | Oxolinic acid | For cultured eel, conform to Schedule 1 - 4. For its processed products, conform to Schedule 2 - 7 and Notice Syoku- An-Yu No. 0808002, dated August 8, 2007 | As stipulated in “Analytical Methods for Residual Compositional Substances of Agricultural Chemicals, Feed Additives, and Veterinary Drugs in Food” in Notice Syoku- An No. 0124001, dated January 24, 2005 | The possibility of detection of oxolinic acid residue over the MRL (0.1ppm) |
| Cultured eel and its processed products (grilled without seasoning eel only) | Excluding farm products and/or products treated at the treatment plants separately indicated | Sulfadimidine | For cultured eel, conform to Schedule 2 - 4. For its processed products, conform to Schedule 2 - 7 and Notice Syoku- An-Yu No. 0808002, dated August 8, 2007 | As stipulated in “Multiresidue Method for Synthetic Antibacterials in Livestock and Aquatic Animal Products (Revised)” in Annex 2 of Notice Ei-Nyu No. 78, dated April 1, 1993 | The possibility of detection of sulfadimidine residue | |
| Sea urchin for raw consumption | Limited to products processed by the manufacturers that are separately indicated | Vibrio parahaemolyticus | As stipulated in Schedule 1 - 4 | As stipulated in “Specifications and Standards for Foods and Food Additives, etc.” in Ministry of Health and Welfare Notification No. 370, dated December 1959 | The possibility of not meeting the standards for fresh fish and seafood, frozen fresh fish and seafood | |
| Soft-shelled turtle and its processed products (simple processing only) | － | Enrofloxacin | As stipulated in Schedule 1 - 4 | As stipulated in “Analytical Methods for Residual Compositional Substances of Agricultural Chemicals, Feed Additives, and Veterinary Drugs in Food” in Notice Syoku- An No. 0124001, dated January 24, 2005 | The possibility of detection of enrofloxacin residue | |
| Bivalve and its processed products (other than shelled scallops) | Excluding products with attached certificates issued by the Chinese government, that the products are of fresh water origin | Paralytic shellfish poison Diarrhetic shellfish poison | Conform with Schedule 1 - 5 for paralytic shellfish poisons, and with Schedule 1 - 6 for diarrhetic shellfish poisons | Paralytic shellfish poison : As stipulated in “Test Method for Shellfish Poison” in Notice Kan Nyu No. 30, dated July 1, 1980. Diarrhetic shellfish poison : As stipulated in “Method of Inspecting for Diarretic Shellfish Poison (Okadaic acids)” in Notice Shoku-An-ki No. 0306-4 and Notice Shoku-An-kan No. 0306-2, dated March 6, 2015 | The possibility of detection of shellfish poison residue level over the regulation value (4 MU/g for paralytic , 0.16 mg OA equivalent/kg for diarrhetic | |
| Short-neck clam and its processed products | － | Prometryn | As stipulated in Schedule 1 - 4 | As stipulated in “Analytical Methods for Residual Compositional Substances of Agricultural Chemicals, Feed Additives, and Veterinary Drugs in Food” in Notice Syoku- An No. 0124001, dated January 24, 2005 | The possibility of detection of prometryn residue over the MRL (0.01ppm) | |
| Red pepper and its processed products (simple processing only) | － | Propiconazole | As stipulated in Schedule 1 - 3 | As stipulated in “Analytical Methods for Residual Compositional Substances of Agricultural Chemicals, Feed Additives, and Veterinary Drugs in Food” in Notice Syoku- An No. 0124001, dated January 24, 2005 | The possibility of detection of propiconazole residue over the MRL (0.01 ppm) | |
| Buckwheat (including flour) | － | Total aflatoxin (sum of aflatoxin B1, B2, G1 and G2 ) | As stipulated in Schedule 2 Note that for the products imported in bulk form in a container, take ten or more kilograms of the product from a total of fifteen spots from the upper, middle, and lower parts of a container that is selected randomly. Then take 1 kilogram as one specimen, of the ten or more kilograms taken as described above. |
As stipulated in “Test Methods Related to Total Aflatoxin” in Notice Syoku-An No. 0816-2, dated August 16, 2011 | The possibility of attachment or containing of total aflatoxin over 10 μg/kg | |
| Onion and its processed products (simple processing only) | － | Thiamethoxam | As stipulated in Schedule 1 - 3 | As stipulated in “Analytical Methods for Residual Compositional Substances of Agricultural Chemicals, Feed Additives, and Veterinary Drugs in Food” in Notice Syoku- An No. 0124001, dated January 24, 2005 | The possibility of detection of thiamethoxam residue over the MRL (0.02 ppm) . | |
| Carrot and its processed products (simple processing only) | － | Dimethomorph Triadimenol | As stipulated in Schedule 1 - 3 | As stipulated in “Analytical Methods for Residual Compositional Substances of Agricultural Chemicals, Feed Additives, and Veterinary Drugs in Food” in Notice Syoku- An No. 0124001, dated January 24, 2005 | The possibility of detection of dimethomorph residue over the MRL (0.01 ppm) and triadimenol residue over the MRL (0.1 ppm) . | |
| Garlic sprouts and its processed products (simple processing only) | － | Thiamethoxam Procymidone | As stipulated in Schedule 1 - 3 | As stipulated in “Analytical Methods for Residual Compositional Substances of Agricultural Chemicals, Feed Additives, and Veterinary Drugs in Food” in Notice Syoku- An No. 0124001, dated January 24, 2005 | The possibility of detection of thiamethoxam residue over the MRL (0.01 ppm) and procymidone residue over the MRL (0.01 ppm). | |
| Potato and its processed products (simple processing only) | － | Haloxyfop | As stipulated in Schedule 1 - 3 | As stipulated in “Analytical Methods for Residual Compositional Substances of Agricultural Chemicals, Feed Additives, and Veterinary Drugs in Food” in Notice Syoku- An No. 0124001, dated January 24, 2005 | The possibility of detection of haloxyfop residue over the MRL (0.01 ppm) . | |
| Sunflower seeds and its processed products (limited to products containing 30% or more of sunflower seed) | － | Total aflatoxin (sum of aflatoxin B1, B2, G1 and G2 ) | As stipulated in Schedule 2 | As stipulated in “Test Methods Related to Total Aflatoxin” in Notice Syoku-An No. 0816-2, dated August 16, 2011 | The possibility of attachment or containing of total aflatoxin over 10 μg/kg | |
| Broccoli and its processed products (simple processing only) | － | Procymidone | As stipulated in Schedule 1 - 3 | As stipulated in “Analytical Methods for Residual Compositional Substances of Agricultural Chemicals, Feed Additives, and Veterinary Drugs in Food” in Notice Syoku- An No. 0124001, dated January 24, 2005 | The possibility of detection of procymidone residue over the MRL (0.01 ppm) . | |
| Spinach and its processed products (simple processing only) | Limited to spinach products produced by the manufacturers separately indicated | Endrin Chlorpyrifos | As stipulated in Schedule 1 - 3 | Chlorpyrifos:As stipulated in “Analytical Methods for Residual Compositional Substances of Agricultural Chemicals, Feed Additives, and Veterinary Drugs in Food” in Notice Syoku- An No. 0124001, dated January 24, 2005 Endrin:As stipulated in “Specifications and Standards for Foods and Food Additives, etc.” in Ministry of Health and Welfare Notification No. 370, dated December 1959 | The possibility of detection of chlorpyrifos residue over the MRL (0.01 ppm), and of endrin residue | |
| Limited to spinach products produced by the manufacturers separately indicated | Endrin | As stipulated in Schedule 1 - 3 | As stipulated in “Specifications and Standards for Foods and Food Additives, etc.” in Ministry of Health and Welfare Notification No. 370, dated December 1959 | The possibility of detection of endrin residue | ||
| Foods containing almond, chia seed or peanut | Limited to products processed by the manufacturers separately indicated | Total aflatoxin (sum of aflatoxin B1, B2, G1 and G2 ) | As stipulated in Schedule 2 | As stipulated in “Test Methods Related to Total Aflatoxin” in Notice Syoku-An No. 0816-2, dated August 16, 2011 | The possibility of containing of total aflatoxin over 10 μg/kg | |
| Foods (other than unprocessed products, simply processed products, edible fats and oils, salt itself or products seasoned with salt) | Limited to products processed by the manufacturers separately indicated | Cyclamic acid | As stipulated in Schedule 1 - 1 | As stipulated in “Test Method Related to Cyclamic Acid” in Notice Syoku-Kan No. 0829010, dated August 29, 2003 | The possibility of using cyclamic acid | |
| Foods (products indicated in note 1 of the notice (Notice Syoku-An No. 0706002, dated July 6, 2007(final revision: Notice No.1128, Article 4 of the Environmental Health and Food Safety Department, dated November 28, 2018)) | Limited to products processed by the manufacturers separately indicated | Irradiation | As stipulated in Schedule 1 - 2 | As stipulated in “Analytical Detection Methods for Irradiated Foods ” in Notice Syoku-An No. 0706002, dated July 6, 2007 | The possibility of treatment with irradiation | |
| Turkey | Foods containing pistachio | Limited to products processed by the manufacturers separately indicated | Total aflatoxin (sum of aflatoxin B1, B2, G1 and G2 ) | As stipulated in Schedule 2 | As stipulated in “Test Methods Related to Total Aflatoxin” in Notice Syoku-An No. 0816-2, dated August 16, 2011 | The possibility of containing of total aflatoxin over 10 μg/kg |
| Nepal | Buckwheat (including flour) | － | Total aflatoxin (sum of aflatoxin B1, B2, G1 and G2 ) | As stipulated in Schedule 2 | As stipulated in “Test Methods Related to Total Aflatoxin” in Notice Syoku-An No. 0816-2, dated August 16, 2011 | The possibility of attachment or containing of total aflatoxin over 10 μg/kg |
| Corns (other than sweet corn) and its processed products (limited to products containing 5% or more of corns) | － | Total aflatoxin (sum of aflatoxin B1, B2, G1 and G2 ) | As stipulated in Schedule 2 | As stipulated in “Test Methods Related to Total Aflatoxin” in Notice Syoku-An No. 0816-2, dated August 16, 2011 | The possibility of attachment or containing of total aflatoxin over 10 μg/kg | |
| Foods containing red pepper or turmeric | Limited to products processed by the manufacturers separately indicated | Total aflatoxin (sum of aflatoxin B1, B2, G1 and G2 ) | As stipulated in Schedule 2 | As stipulated in “Test Methods Related to Total Aflatoxin” in Notice Syoku-An No. 0816-2, dated August 16, 2011 | The possibility of containing of total aflatoxin over 10 μg/kg | |
| Pakistan | Foods containing red pepper, pistachio or chickpea | Limited to products processed by the manufacturers separately indicated | Total aflatoxin (sum of aflatoxin B1, B2, G1 and G2 ) | As stipulated in Schedule 2 | As stipulated in “Test Methods Related to Total Aflatoxin” in Notice Syoku-An No. 0816-2, dated August 16, 2011 | The possibility of containing of total aflatoxin over 10 μg/kg |
| Paraguay | Sesame seeds and its processed products (simple processing only) | Excluding sesame seeds exported by the exporters separately indicated | Carbaryl | As stipulated in Schedule 1 - 3 | As stipulated in “Analytical Methods for Residual Compositional Substances of Agricultural Chemicals, Feed Additives, and Veterinary Drugs in Food” in Notice Syoku- An No. 0124001, dated January 24, 2005 | The possibility of detection of carbaryl residue over the MRL (0.01 ppm) |
| Bangladesh | Foods containing red pepper, turmeric, chickpea or peanut | Limited to products processed by the manufacturers separately indicated | Total aflatoxin (sum of aflatoxin B1, B2, G1 and G2 ) | As stipulated in Schedule 2 | As stipulated in “Test Methods Related to Total Aflatoxin” in Notice Syoku-An No. 0816-2, dated August 16, 2011 | The possibility of containing of total aflatoxin over 10 μg/kg |
| Philippines | Sea urchin for raw consumption | Limited to products processed by the manufacturers separately indicated | Vibrio parahaemolyticus | As stipulated in Schedule 1 - 4 | As stipulated in “Specifications and Standards for Foods and Food Additives, etc.” in Ministry of Health and Welfare Notification No. 370, dated December 1959 | The possibility of not meeting standards for fresh fish and seafood, and for frozen fresh fish and seafood |
| Tuna fillet for raw consumption | Limited to products processed by the manufacturers separately indicated | Salmonella spp. | As stipulated in Schedule 1 - 4 | As stipulated in “Test Methods Related to Salmonella spp.” in Annex 1.3.1 . (3) of Notice Ei-Nyu No. 54, dated March 17, 1993 | The possibility of contamination from Salmonella spp. | |
| Okra and its processed products (simple processing only) | Excluding fresh okra exported by the exporters separately indicated | Tebufenozide Fluazifop-butyl Methamidophos | As stipulated in Schedule 1 - 3 | As stipulated in “Analytical Methods for Residual Compositional Substances of Agricultural Chemicals, Feed Additives, and Veterinary Drugs in Food” in Notice Syoku- An No. 0124001, dated January 24, 2005 | The possibility of detection of tebufenozide residue over the MRL (0.01 ppm), fluazifop-butyl residue over the MRL (0.01 ppm), and methamidophos residue over the MRL (0.5 ppm) | |
| Banana and its processed products (simple processing only) | Excluding products exported by the packers or the exporters separately indicated | Fipronil | As stipulated in Schedule 1 - 3 | As stipulated in “Analytical Methods for Residual Compositional Substances of Agricultural Chemicals, Feed Additives, and Veterinary Drugs in Food” in Notice Syoku- An No. 0124001, dated January 24, 2005 | The possibility of detection of fipronil residue over the MRL (0.005 ppm) | |
| Mango and its processed products (simple processing only) | Excluding fresh mango with attached certificates issued by the Philippine government , as separately indicated, and exported by the registered exporters | Chlorpyrifos Phenthoate |
As stipulated in Schedule 1 - 3 | As stipulated in “Analytical Methods for Residual Compositional Substances of Agricultural Chemicals, Feed Additives, and Veterinary Drugs in Food” in Notice Syoku- An No. 0124001, dated January 24, 2005 | The possibility of detection of chlorpyrifos residue over the MRL (0.05 ppm) and phenthoate residue over the MRL (0.01 ppm) | |
| France | Soft or semi-hard (MFFB≧61%) natural cheese | Excluding products with attached certificates issued by the governmental agencies concerning Listeria monocytogenes However, the products that are separately indicated should be excluded from the above. | Listeria monocytogenes | As stipulated in Schedule 1 - 4 | As stipulated in “Procedure for Testing Listeria monocytogenes” in Notice Shoku-An No.1128-3, dated November, 2014 | The possibility of not meeting standards for natural cheese |
| Limited to products processed by the manufacturers separately indicated | Enterohemorrhagic Escherichia coli O103 | As stipulated in Schedule 1 - 4 | As stipulated in “Detection Methods for Enterohemorrhagic Escherichia coli O26,O103,O111,O121,O145 and O157 in Foods” in the Annex of Notice Syoku-An-Kan No. 1120-3, dated November 20, 2014 | The possibility of contamination from Enterohemorrhagic Escherichia coli O103 | ||
| Limited to products processed by the manufacturers separately indicated | Enterohemorrhagic Escherichia coli O26 | As stipulated in Schedule 1 - 4 | As stipulated in “Detection Methods for Enterohemorrhagic Escherichia coli O26,O103,O111,O121,O145 and O157 in Foods” in the Annex of Notice Syoku-An-Kan No. 1120-3, dated November 20, 2014 | The possibility of contamination from Enterohemorrhagic Escherichia coli O26 | ||
| Natural cheese | Limited to products processed by the manufacturers separately indicated | Enterohemorrhagic Escherichia coli O145 | As stipulated in Schedule 1 - 4 | As stipulated in “Detection Methods for Enterohemorrhagic Escherichia coli O26,O103,O111,O121,O145 and O157 in Foods” in the Annex of Notice Syoku-An-Kan No. 1120-3, dated November 20, 2014 | The possibility of contamination from Enterohemorrhagic Escherichia coli O145 | |
| Limited to products processed by the manufacturers separately indicated | Enterohemorrhagic Escherichia coli O157 | As stipulated in Schedule 1 - 4 | As stipulated in “Detection Methods for Enterohemorrhagic Escherichia coli O26,O103,O111,O121,O145 and O157 in Foods” in the Annex of Notice Syoku-An-Kan No. 1120-3, dated November 20, 2014 | The possibility of contamination from Enterohemorrhagic Escherichia coli O157 | ||
| Limited to products processed by the manufacturers separately indicated | Enterohemorrhagic Escherichia coli O26 | As stipulated in Schedule 1 - 4 | As stipulated in “Detection Methods for Enterohemorrhagic Escherichia coli O26,O103,O111,O121,O145 and O157 in Foods” in the Annex of Notice Syoku-An-Kan No. 1120-3, dated November 20, 2014 | The possibility of contamination from Enterohemorrhagic Escherichia coli O26 | ||
| Limited to products processed by the manufacturers separately indicated | Enterohemorrhagic Escherichia coli O111 | As stipulated in Schedule 1 - 4 | As stipulated in “Detection Methods for Enterohemorrhagic Escherichia coli O26,O103,O111,O121,O145 and O157 in Foods” in the Annex of Notice Syoku-An-Kan No. 1120-3, dated November 20, 2014 | The possibility of contamination from Enterohemorrhagic Escherichia coli O111 | ||
| Limited to products processed by the manufacturers separately indicated | Listeria monocytogenes | As stipulated in Schedule 1 - 4 | As stipulated in “Procedure for Testing Listeria monocytogenes” in Notice Shoku-An No.1128-3, dated November, 2014 | The possibillity of not meeting standards for natural cheese and the possibility of a high degree contamination from Listeria monocytogenes | ||
| Foods containing red pepper or pistachio | Limited to products processed by the manufacturers separately indicated | Total aflatoxin (sum of aflatoxin B1, B2, G1 and G2 ) | As stipulated in Schedule 2 | As stipulated in “Test Methods Related to Total Aflatoxin” in Notice Syoku-An No. 0816-2, dated August 16, 2011 | The possibility of containing of total aflatoxin over 10 μg/kg | |
| USA | Unheated meat products (food to be eaten with no heating only) | Limited to products processed by the manufacturers separately indicated | Listeria monocytogenes | As stipulated in Schedule 1 - 4 | As stipulated in “Procedure for Testing Listeria monocytogenes” in Notice Shoku-An No.1128-3, dated November, 2014 | The possibility of not meeting standards for unheated meat product |
| Food to contain soft or semi-hard (MFFB≧61%) natural cheese mainly (food to be eaten with no heating only) | Limited to products processed by the manufacturers separately indicated | Listeria monocytogenes | As stipulated in Schedule 1 - 4 | As stipulated in “Procedure for Testing Listeria monocytogenes” in Notice Shoku-An No.1128-3, dated November, 2014 | The possibility of not meeting standards for natural cheese | |
| Soft or semi-hard (MFFB≧61%) natural cheese | Limited to products processed by the manufacturers separately indicated | Listeria monocytogenes | As stipulated in Schedule 1 - 4 | As stipulated in “Procedure for Testing Listeria monocytogenes” in Notice Shoku-An No.1128-3, dated November, 2014 | The possibility of not meeting standards for natural cheese | |
| Corns (including flour , other than sweet corn） | － | Total aflatoxin (sum of aflatoxin B1, B2, G1 and G2 ) | (1) For package products, conform as stipulated in Schedule 2 (2) With regard to the products in bulk form and carried on ships, the specimen shall be taken as follows: (i) When sampling at hatches, take ten or more kilograms of the product from a total of fifteen spots from the upper, middle, and lower parts of loads. Then take 5 kilogram as one specimen, of the ten or more kilograms taken as described above at each spot. (Note2) (ii) When sampling at silos or barges (hereinafter referred to as “silos, etc.”), among silos, etc. that are carried from the hatch, randomly select one. Conduct sampling 15 times at established time intervals, immediately before the carrying-in step until the total samples weigh 10 kilograms or more. Then take 5 kilogram as one specimen, of the ten or more kilograms taken as described above for each of the three parts. (iii) With regard to the products imported in bulk form in a container, take ten or more kilograms of the product from a total of fifteen spots from the upper, middle, and lower parts of a container that is selected randomly. Then take 5 kilogram as one specimen, of the ten or more kilograms taken as described above. | As stipulated in “Test Methods Related to Total Aflatoxin” in Notice Syoku-An No. 0816-2, dated August 16, 2011, or “Test Methods Related to Aflatoxin Contained in Corns” in Notice Syoku-An- Kan No. 0816-7, dated August 16, 2011 | The possibility of attachment or containing of total aflatoxin over 10 μg/kg | |
| Dried dates | － | Total aflatoxin (sum of aflatoxin B1, B2, G1 and G2 ) | As stipulated in Schedule 2 | As stipulated in “Test Methods Related to Total Aflatoxin” in Notice Syoku-An No. 0816-2, dated August 16, 2011 | The possibility of containing of total aflatoxin over 10 μg/kg | |
| Pistachio and its processed products (limited to products containing 10% or more of pistachio) | － | Total aflatoxin (sum of aflatoxin B1, B2, G1 and G2 ) | As stipulated in Schedule 2 | As stipulated in “Test Methods Related to Total Aflatoxin” in Notice Syoku-An No. 0816-2, dated August 16, 2011 | The possibility of attachment or containing of total aflatoxin over 10 μg/kg | |
| Foods containing turmeric | Limited to products processed by the manufacturers separately indicated | Total aflatoxin (sum of aflatoxin B1, B2, G1 and G2 ) | As stipulated in Schedule 2 | As stipulated in “Test Methods Related to Total Aflatoxin” in Notice Syoku-An No. 0816-2, dated August 16, 2011 | The possibility of containing of total aflatoxin over 10 μg/kg | |
| Foods (products indicated in note 1 of the notice (Notice Syoku-An No. 0706002, dated July 6, 2007(final revision: Notice No.1128, Article 4 of the Environmental Health and Food Safety Department, dated November 28, 2018)) | Limited to products processed by the manufacturers separately indicated | Irradiation | As stipulated in Schedule 1 - 2 | As stipulated in “Analytical Detection Methods for Irradiated Foods ” in Notice Syoku-An No. 0706002, dated July 6, 2007 | The possibility of treatment with irradiation | |
| Vietnam | Green hot pepper and its processed products (simple processing only) | － | Propiconazole | As stipulated in Schedule 1 - 3 | As stipulated in “Analytical Methods for Residual Compositional Substances of Agricultural Chemicals, Feed Additives, and Veterinary Drugs in Food” in Notice Syoku- An No. 0124001, dated January 24, 2005 | The possibility of detection of propiconazole residue over the MRL (0.01 ppm) |
| Red pepper and its processed products (simple processing only) | － | Propiconazole | As stipulated in Schedule 1 - 3 | As stipulated in “Analytical Methods for Residual Compositional Substances of Agricultural Chemicals, Feed Additives, and Veterinary Drugs in Food” in Notice Syoku- An No. 0124001, dated January 24, 2005 | The possibility of detection of propiconazole residue over the MRL (0.01 ppm) | |
| Shrimp and its processed products (simple processing only) | － | Enrofloxacin | As stipulated in Schedule 1 - 4 | As stipulated in “Analytical Methods for Residual Compositional Substances of Agricultural Chemicals, Feed Additives, and Veterinary Drugs in Food” in Notice Syoku- An No. 0124001, dated January 24, 2005 | The possibility of detection of enrofloxacin | |
| Feverweed and its processed products (simple processing only) | － | Chlorpyrifos Cypermethrin Profenofos Hexaconazole | As stipulated in Schedule 1 - 3 | As stipulated in “Analytical Methods for Residual Compositional Substances of Agricultural Chemicals, Feed Additives, and Veterinary Drugs in Food” in Notice Syoku- An No. 0124001, dated January 24, 2005 | The possibility of detection of chlorpyrifos residue over the MRL (1 ppm), cypermethrin residue over the MRL (0.05 ppm), profenofos residue over the MRL (0.01 ppm), and of hexaconazole residue over the MRL (0.01 ppm) | |
| Limnophila aromatica and its processed products (simple processing only) | － | Isoprothiolane Iprobenfos Tricyclazole Hexaconazole Lufenuron |
As stipulated in Schedule 1 - 3 | As stipulated in “Analytical Methods for Residual Compositional Substances of Agricultural Chemicals, Feed Additives, and Veterinary Drugs in Food” in Notice Syoku- An No. 0124001, dated January 24, 2005 | The possibility of detection of isoprothiolane residue over the MRL (0.01 ppm), iprobenfos residue over the MRL (0.01 ppm), tricyclazole residue over the MRL (0.01 ppm), hexaconazole residue over the MRL (0.01 ppm) and lufenuron residue over the MRL (0.01 ppm). | |
| Proso millet (Panicum miliaceum) | - | Total aflatoxin (sum of aflatoxin B1, B2, G1 and G2 ) | As stipulated in Schedule 2 | As stipulated in “Test Methods Related to Total Aflatoxin” in Notice Syoku-An No. 0816-2, dated August 16, 2011 | The possibility of attachment of total aflatoxin over 10 μg/kg | |
| Capsicum frutescens and its processed products (simple processing only) | - | Propiconazole Hexaconazole |
As stipulated in Schedule 1 - 3 | As stipulated in “Analytical Methods for Residual Compositional Substances of Agricultural Chemicals, Feed Additives, and Veterinary Drugs in Food” in Notice Syoku- An No. 0124001, dated January 24, 2005 | The possibility of detection of propiconazole residue over the MRL (0.01 ppm) and hexaconazole residue over the MRL (0.01 ppm). | |
| Carrot and its processed products (simple processing only) | － | Hexaconazole | As stipulated in Schedule 1 - 3 | As stipulated in “Analytical Methods for Residual Compositional Substances of Agricultural Chemicals, Feed Additives, and Veterinary Drugs in Food” in Notice Syoku- An No. 0124001, dated January 24, 2005 | The possibility of detection of hexaconazole residue over the MRL (0.01 ppm). | |
| Durian and its processed products (simple processing only) | － | Procymidone | As stipulated in Schedule 1 - 3 | As stipulated in “Analytical Methods for Residual Compositional Substances of Agricultural Chemicals, Feed Additives, and Veterinary Drugs in Food” in Notice Syoku- An No. 0124001, dated January 24, 2005 | The possibility of detection of procymidone residue over the MRL (0.01 ppm) . | |
| Banana and its processed products (simple processing only) | － | Permethrin | As stipulated in Schedule 1 - 3 | As stipulated in “Analytical Methods for Residual Compositional Substances of Agricultural Chemicals, Feed Additives, and Veterinary Drugs in Food” in Notice Syoku- An No. 0124001, dated January 24, 2005 | The possibility of detection of permethrin residue over the MRL (0.01 ppm). | |
| Lychees and its processed products (simple processing only) | － | Tricyclazole | As stipulated in Schedule 1 - 3 | As stipulated in “Analytical Methods for Residual Compositional Substances of Agricultural Chemicals, Feed Additives, and Veterinary Drugs in Food” in Notice Syoku- An No. 0124001, dated January 24, 2005 | The possibility of detection of tricyclazole residue over the MRL (0.01 ppm). | |
| Filefish and its processed products | － | Chloramphenicol | As stipulated in Schedule 1 - 4 | As stipulated in “Specifications and Standards for Foods and Food Additives, etc.” in Ministry of Health and Welfare Notification No. 370, dated December 1959 | The possibility of detection of chloramphenicol residue | |
| Fishery foods (limited to products served without heating or products not confirmed to be heated sufficiently before sale (70℃ for 1 minute or more than same level)) | Limited to products processed or exported by the manufacturer separately indicated | Shigella | As stipulated in Schedule 1 - 5 | As stipulated in “Test Method of Shigella ” in Notice dated January 9, 2002 | The possibility of contamination by Shigella | |
| Foods (other than unprocessed products, simply processed products, edible fats and oils, salt itself or products seasoned with salt) | Limited to products processed by the manufacturers separately indicated | Cyclamic acid | As stipulated in Schedule 1 - 1 | As stipulated in “Test Method Related to Cyclamic Acid” in Notice Syoku-An-Kan No. 0829010, dated August 29, 2003 | The possibility of using cyclamic acid | |
| Venezuela | Cacao beans and its processed products (simple processing only) | － | 2, 4-D | As stipulated in Schedule 1 - 3 | As stipulated in “Analytical Methods for Residual Compositional Substances of Agricultural Chemicals, Feed Additives, and Veterinary Drugs in Food” in Notice Syoku- An No. 0124001, dated January 24, 2005 | The possibility of detection of 2, 4-D residue over the MRL (0.01 ppm) |
| Poland | Foods containing dried fig | Limited to products processed by the manufacturers separately indicated | Total aflatoxin (sum of aflatoxin B1, B2, G1 and G2 ) | As stipulated in Schedule 2 | As stipulated in “Test Methods Related to Total Aflatoxin” in Notice Syoku-An No. 0816-2, dated August 16, 2011 | The possibility of containing of total aflatoxin over 10 μg/kg |
| South Africa | Apple juice (limited to products the ingredient of which is coming from apples) and Apple juice concentrate | － | Patulin | (1) For products in cans or cartons with 4.5 kg or more of net weight per container, as stipulated in Schedule 1 - 10 (2) For products other than as described in (1), as stipulated in Schedule 1 - 11" |
As stipulated in "Analytical Methods for the partial amendment of the Specification, Standards of Soft Drink Bevarages" in Notice Syoku- An No. 1222-5, dated December 22, 2014 | The possibility of detection of patulin over the maximum levels (0.050 ppm) . |
| Myanmar | Mung bean and its processed products (simple processing only) | － | Thiamethoxam | As stipulated in Schedule 1 - 3 | As stipulated in “Analytical Methods for Residual Compositional Substances of Agricultural Chemicals, Feed Additives, and Veterinary Drugs in Food” in Notice Syoku- An No. 0124001, dated January 24, 2005 | The possibility of detection of thiamethoxam residue over the MRL (0.05 ppm) |
Note1: What was exported from other than the concerned country is included.
Note2: Each specimen shall be inspected for aflatoxin, and a lot including at least one specimen that is found positive shall be fully treated as an illegal product on the grounds of violating Item 2, Article 6 of the Food Sanitation Law.
Note.3: MFFB: Moisture content in cheese weight other than fat. It is calculated by the following equation. MFFB（percentage Moisture on a Fat-Free-Basis）＝Weight of moisture in the cheese ／ (Total weight of cheese - Weight of fat in the cheese) × 100