China's Food Exports to Japan See a 39% Surge in Violation Cases, 85 Violation Incidents Exposed!

In the first half of 2024, Japan's Ministry of Health, Labor and Welfare reported 85 cases of violations of Chinese food imports to Japan, a 39 percent increase compared with the same period in 2023, according to data released by the ministry. The types of products in violation cover vegetables and their products, nuts and their products, aquatic products and processed foods, etc. The reasons for violation mainly involve excessive pollutants and toxins, pesticide residues, improper use of food additives and excessive veterinary drug residues. Here's a detailed overview of the violations:

1. Types of illegal products

More than 40% of the violations involved vegetables and their products, with fresh carrots, frozen broccoli and frozen asparagus being the main problem products. Among nuts and their products, peanut products are more concentrated. Aquatic products and their products, including a variety of frozen fish cake products (such as fish balls, fish sausage, etc.); Processed food violations mainly involve products such as bread, instant noodles and twist.

The major offending product categories for the first and second quarters of 2024 are detailed in the table below.

2. Specific reasons for violations

From the specific reasons for violations, microbial contamination mainly involves frozen food consumed after heating, frozen fish cake products and high-temperature pasteurized food packaged in containers. The non-qualified items include coliform bacteria, developable microorganisms positive, Escherichia coli and bacteria total unqualified five categories; The problem of biotoxins mainly focuses on the excessive content of aflatoxin in peanut products. The pesticide residues exceeded the standard of nine pesticides, including mepiperidine, thiamethoxam, pyrifluxazole, humidin and pentazolol, and the illegal products were concentrated in fresh carrots, fresh Onions and frozen broccoli. The excessive use of food additives mainly involves the detection of specified extra-additive sweeteners (cyclamate), as well as preservatives such as potassium sorbate, sodium dehydroacetate and sulfur dioxide.

The main reasons for violations of notified products in the first and second quarters of 2024 are detailed in the table below.