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 300g (100 × 3) 3
66~180 4 400g (100 × 4) 4
181~500 7 700g (100 × 7) 7
501~800 10 1,000g (100 × 10) 10
801~1,300 14 1,400g (100 × 14) 14
1,301~3,200 21 2,100g (100 × 21) 21
3,201~8,000 36 3,600g (100 × 36) 36
 ≧8,001 52 5,200g (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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