Ministry of Health, Labour and Welfare


Schedule 1

(Last amendment:September 13, 2021)

Size of the lot (N) Number of packages opened
for sampling (n)
Quantity of the collected
specimens (kg)
Number of specimens*1
1  ≧1 1 0.3 1
2 ≦50 2 0.5 1
51~500 3 0.5 1
501~3,200 5 0.5 1
 ≧3,201 8 0.5 1
3 ≦50 3 1 *2 1
51~150 5 1 *2 1
151~500 8 1 *2 1
501~3,200 13 1 *2 1
3,201~ 35,000 20 1 *2 1
 ≧35,001 32 1 *2 1
4 ≦150 3 1 *2 1
151~1,200 5 1 *2 1
 ≧1,201 8 1 *2 1
5 ≦150 3 0.5 *3 1
151~1,200 5 0.5 *3 1
 ≧1,201 8 0.5 *3 1
6 ≦150 6 ( 3×2 ) 1 ( 0.5×2 )*4 2
151~1,200 10 ( 5×2 ) 1 ( 0.5×2 )*4 2
 ≧1,201 16 ( 8×2 ) 1 ( 0.5×2 )*4 2
7 ≦150 6 ( 3×2 ) 2 ( 1×2 ) *5 2
151~1,200 10 ( 5×2 ) 2 ( 1×2 )*5 2
 ≧1,201 16 ( 8×2 ) 2 ( 1×2 )*5 2
8 ≦150 3 Take one pieces from each carton and one piece shall be regarded as one specimen.*6 3
151~1,200 5 5
 ≧1,201 8 8
9 Not specified 4 A quarter each is collected from 4 individual cabbages 1
10 ≦50 2 0.5( 0.25×2 ) 1
51~500 4( 2×2 ) 1( 0.25×2 ) ×2 2
≧501 6( 2×3 ) 1.5( 0.25×2 ) ×3 3
11 ≦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

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