Voluntary Report - public distribution

**Date:** 6/8/2006

**GAIN Report Number:** JA6027

JA1234

**Japan**

**Sanitary/Phytosanitary/Food Safety**

**More Details of Japanese Monitoring Plan for Chemical Residues**

**2006**

**Approved by:**

![](media/image1.wmf)Rachel Nelson

U.S. Embassy

**Prepared by:**

Midori Iijima

**Report Highlights:**

The Japanese Government has released more details about the minimum
number of tests that must be done this year for various food groups upon
import to Japan.

Includes PSD Changes: No

Includes Trade Matrix: No

Unscheduled Report

Tokyo \[JA1\]

\[JA\]

The Japanese Government has released details about the minimum number of
tests that must be done on imports of various food groups to monitor
residues and other items related to food safety laws. These tests are
determined in the 2006 Monitoring Plan (See GAIN JA6025), and they are
meant to look for various problems such as high pesticide residues,
unapproved food additives, unapproved biotechnology, etc.

The original information was written in Japanese, so what follows is an
unofficial translation.

The numbers indicate the total minimum number of shipments, defined as
one import notification, which must be tested between April 1, 2006 and
March 31, 2007. The totals are distributed throughout the various ports
of entry around Japan. At each port, shipments are chosen at random to
be tested, and quarantine stations should not target particular
importers or countries.

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  **Number of Samples to be Tested by        
  Commodity**                                

                                             

  **Antibiotics, etc.**                      

  124 Classified Names                       Planned number of samples

  Beef (incl. Water buffalo)                 598

  Pork (incl. Wild boar)                     598

  Horse meat                                 59

  Mutton and Lamb                            119

  Goat meat                                  5

  Other animal meat                          59

  Chicken                                    1,197

  Other poultry meat                         119

  Poultry eggs                               59

  Other fresh livestock products             59

  Meat products                              119

  Dairy products                             59

  Natural cheese                             299

  Processed cheese                           29

  Other milk and dairy products              59

  Egg products                               119

  Frozen food (Meat)                         59

  Food relating to bees                      299

  Cultured fish                              598

  Wild fish                                  598

  Clams                                      119

  Cultured shrimps                           598

  Cultured crustacean (Crab)                 119

  Wild shrimps                               299

  Wild crustacean (Crab)                     119

  Marine animals                             598

  Guts of fish and shellfish                 59

  Processed fish products (sliced)           598

  Processed fish products (dried)            119

  Processed fish products (Surimi)           119

  Frozen food (Seafood)                      1,197

  Marine animal products (sliced, shucked)   1,197

  Marine animal products (dried)             299

  Frozen food (Marine animals)               598

  Vegetables of rape                         29

  Vegetables of composite                    59

  Cabbage                                    59

  Broccoli                                   59

  Lettuce                                    29

  Citrus                                     119

  Other fruits                               299

  Frozen food (other)                        119

  TOTAL                                      11,920

                                             
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  **Pesticide Residues**                      

  124 Classified Names                        Planned number of samples

  Beef (incl. Water buffalos)                 598

  Pork (incl. Wild boars)                     598

  Horse meat                                  59

  Mutton and Lamb                             119

  Goat meat                                   5

  Chicken                                     299

  Cultured fish                               119

  Wild fish                                   299

  Clams                                       119

  Cultured shrimps                            59

  Cultured crustacean (Crab)                  29

  Wild shrimps                                59

  Wild crustacean (Crab)                      119

  Marine animals                              59

  Processed fish products (sliced)            119

  Shellfish (shucked)                         29

  Marine animal products (sliced, shucked)    119

  Rice                                        598

  Barley and wheat                            119

  Corn                                        119

  Cereals                                     299

  Peanuts                                     299

  Soybeans                                    299

  Other pulse                                 598

  Vegetables of rape                          299

  Potato                                      299

  Vegetables of cucurbit                      119

  Vegetables of composite                     598

  Mushrooms                                   299

  Vegetables of dropwort                      299

  Vegetables of eggplant                      598

  Vegetables of lily                          1,197

  Other vegetables                            2,995

  Cabbage                                     299

  Daikon radish                               119

  Chinese cabbage                             119

  Broccoli                                    598

  Pumpkin                                     299

  Cucumber                                    119

  Lettuce                                     598

  Carrot                                      299

  Tomato                                      119

  Bell pepper (paprika)                       119

  Onion                                       598

  Leek                                        299

  Citrus                                      598

  Other fruits                                2,995

  Coffee bean                                 598

  Nuts and seeds                              1,197

  Flours                                      119

  Frozen food (processed grain products)      119

  Processed vegetable products (dried)        598

  Frozen food (processed vegetable products)  2,995

  Other processed vegetable products          119

  Spices                                      119

  Tea                                         299

  Processed fruit products                    299

  Frozen food (processed fruit products)      59

  Substitutes for tea                         59

  Oils and fats                               119

  Frozen food (other food)                    119

  Soft drinks                                 299

  TOTAL                                       26,136

                                              
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  **Food Additives**                          

  124 Classified Names                        Planned number of samples

  Meat products                               299

  Dairy products                              119

  Natural cheese                              119

  Processed cheese                            29

  Ice cream                                   119

  Other milk and dairy products               59

  Poultry egg products                        29

  Other egg products                          29

  Frozen food (Meat)                          59

  Retort food (Meat)                          29

  Food relating to bees                       299

  Other processed livestock products          119

  Cultured shrimp                             59

  Cultured crustacean (Crab)                  29

  Wild shrimps                                59

  Wild crustacean (Crab)                      119

  Seaweeds                                    29

  Processed fish products (sliced)            299

  Processed fish products (dried)             119

  Processed fish products (surimi)            299

  Fish cake                                   119

  Frozen food (Fish)                          119

  Processed shellfish products                119

  Frozen food (Shellfish)                     29

  Marine animals (sliced, shucked)            299

  Processed marine animal products (dried)    299

  Frozen food (Marine animals)                119

  Processed seaweed products                  299

  Processed fish roe products                 119

  Other processed seafood products            29

  Citrus                                      598

  Flours                                      59

  Processed grain products (boiled)           59

  Noodles                                     119

  Breads                                      59

  Frozen food (Processed grain products)      299

  Processed grain products                    299

  Processed pulse products                    299

  Frozen food (Processed pulse products)      29

  Processed vegetable products (dried)        299

  Frozen food (processed vegetable products)  299

  Other processed vegetable products          299

  Spices                                      119

  Tea                                         119

  Processed fruit products                    598

  Frozen food (Processed fruit products)      29

  Processed seed products                     299

  Coffee bean products                        59

  Cocoa products                              59

  Frozen food (Processed seed products)       29

  Substitutes for tea                         119

  Starch                                      299

  Other processed grain products              119

  Frozen food (Other processed farm products) 29

  Other processed farm products               299

  Soup and Stew                               119

  Sources                                     598

  Sugar                                       299

  Salt                                        29

  Other seasonings                            299

  Oils and fats                               299

  Confectionery                               598

  Frozen food (Other food)                    299

  Health food                                 299

  Other food                                  119

  Soft drinks                                 598

  Alcoholic drinks                            598

  TOTAL                                       12,917

                                              
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  **Standards for Constituents (including bacteria,   
  microorganisms, etc)**                              

  124 Classified Names                                Planned number of
                                                      samples

  Beef (incl. Water buffalo)                          598

  Horse meat                                          59

  Meat products                                       598

  Dairy products                                      119

  Natural cheese                                      299

  Processed cheese                                    59

  Ice cream                                           119

  Poultry egg products                                59

  Frozen food (Meat)                                  299

  Retort food (Meat)                                  29

  Clams                                               598

  Shellfish other than clams                          59

  Cultured shrimp                                     119

  Wild shrimp                                         119

  Processed fish products (sliced)                    1,197

  Fish cake                                           299

  Frozen food (fish)                                  598

  Shellfish (shucked)                                 119

  Processed shellfish products                        119

  Frozen food (Shellfish)                             299

  Marine animals (sliced, shucked)                    1,197

  Processed marine animal products (dried)            598

  Frozen food (Marine animals)                        1,197

  Retort food (Processed seafood products)            119

  Processed fish roe products                         299

  Rice                                                598

  Vegetables of rape                                  59

  Vegetables of composite                             59

  Vegetables of dropwort                              29

  Vegetables of eggplant                              29

  Vegetables of lily                                  29

  Cabbage                                             29

  Daikon radish                                       29

  Chinese cabbage                                     29

  Cucumbers                                           29

  Lettuce                                             29

  Carrot                                              29

  Tomato                                              29

  Leek                                                29

  Noodles                                             119

  Frozen food (Processed grain products)              598

  Frozen food (Processed pulse products)              59

  Frozen food (Processed vegetable products)          598

  Retort food (Processed vegetable products)          59

  Frozen food (Processed fruit products)              299

  Frozen food (Processed seed products)               59

  Frozen food (Other processed farm products)         59

  Retort food (Other processed farm products)         119

  Frozen food (Other food)                            1,197

  Retort food (Other food)                            59

  Mineral water                                       299

  Soft drinks                                         598

  Food additives                                      299

  Appliances                                          598

  Containers and packages                             119

  Toys                                                299

  TOTAL                                               15,646

                                                      
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  **Mycotoxins**                            

  124 Classified Names                      Planned number of samples

  Rice                                      598

  Barley and wheat                          119

  Corn                                      119

  Cereals                                   119

  Soybean                                   119

  Other pulse                               299

  Coffee bean                               119

  Nuts and seeds                            1,197

  Flours                                    299

  Processed grain products                  59

  Processed pulse products                  598

  Frozen food (Processed pulse products)    29

  Spices                                    598

  Processed fruit products                  299

  Processed seed products                   299

  Coffee bean products                      29

  Frozen food (Processed seed products)     29

  Substitutes for tea                       59

  Confectionery                             299

  Soft drinks                               119

  TOTAL                                     5,405

                                            
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