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Schedule 1

Food type	Category of inspection items*1	Number of inspection specimens	Total number of Inspection specimens
Livestock foods Beef, pork, chicken, horse meat, poultry meat, and other meats	Antibacterial substances	2,208	4,738
	Residual agricultural chemicals	1,281
	Additives	118
	Pathogenic microorganisms	717
	Standards for constituents	385
	Radiation irradiation	29
Processed livestock foods Natural cheeses, processed meat products, ice cream, frozen products (meat products), and other products	Antibacterial substances	1,996	10,881
	Residual agricultural chemicals	1,817
	Additives	1,247
	Pathogenic microorganisms	3,764
	Standards for constituents	2,057
Seafood products Bivalves, fish, crustacea (shrimps, prawns, crabs) and other products	Antibacterial substances	1,817	5,962
	Residual agricultural chemicals	1,698
	Additives	297
	Pathogenic microorganisms	1,493
	Standards for constituents	534
	GMOs	59
	Radiation irradiation	64
Processed seafood Processed fish products (fillet, dried or minced fish, etc.), frozen products (aquatic animals and fish), processed fish roe products, and other products	Antibacterial substances	3,035	18,713
	Residual agricultural chemicals	3,243
	Additives	1,564
	Pathogenic microorganisms	5,376
	Standards for constituents	5,495
Agricultural foods Vegetables, fruit, wheat, barley, corn, beans, peanuts, nuts, seeds, and other products	Antibacterial substances	2,410	19,119
	Residual agricultural chemicals	10,959
	Additives	983
	Pathogenic microorganisms	1,434
	Standards for constituents	415
	Mycotoxins	2,297
	GMOs	502
	Radiation irradiation	119
Processed agricultural foods Frozen products (processed vegetables), processed vegetable products, processed fruit products, spices, instant noodles, and other products	Antibacterial substances	598	20,882
	Residual agricultural chemicals	7,160
	Additives	3,683
	Pathogenic microorganisms	1,970
	Standards for constituents	3,398
	Mycotoxins	3,313
	GMOs	302
	Radiation irradiation	458
Other foods Supplements, soups, seasonings, sweets, edible oils and fat, frozen products, and other products	Residual agricultural chemicals	1,074	5,970
	Additives	2,565
	Standards for constituents	1,196
	Mycotoxins	1,135
Drinks and beverages Mineral water, soft drinks, alcoholic beverages, and other products	Residual agricultural chemicals	118	1,968
	Additives	1,075
	Standards for constituents	657
	Mycotoxins	118
Additives Equipments, containers and packages, Toys	Standards for constituents	1,762	1,762
Foods subject to enhanced inspection*2	Antibacterial substances, residual agricultural chemicals, additives, pathogenic microorganisms, standards for constituents, mycotoxins, GMOs, radiation irradiation, SRM	10,000	10,000
Overall total*2			99,995

*1: Examples of inspection items

• Antibacterial substances: antibiotics, synthetic antibacterial agents, hormone preparations, and others
• Residual agricultural chemicals: organophosphorus, organochlorines, carbamates, pyrethroids, and others
• Additives: preservatives, food coloring, sweeteners, antioxidants, antimold agents, and others
• Pathogenic microorganisms: enterohemorrhagic Escherichia coli O26, O103, O104, O111, O121, O145 and O157, Listeria monocytogenes, etc.
• Standards for constituents: items defined in the standards for constituents (such as the number of bacteria, coliform bacteria, and radioactive materials (excluding pathogenic microorganisms)), shellfish poisons (diarrheic shellfish poisons, paralytic shellfish poisons), and others
• Mycotoxins: aflatoxin, deoxynivalenol, patulin, and others
• GMOs: Genetically modified organisms whose safety has not yet been certified
• Radiation irradiation: existence of radiation irradiation

*2: Additional inspections conducted during the implementation of the plan, based on the occurrence of violations and overseas information at the time of importation

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