輸入食品に対する検査命令の実施 ｜報道発表資料｜厚生労働省

This page announces an import inspection order issued by Japan's Ministry of Health, Labour and Welfare on January 16, 2014. Pesticide residue 2,4-D exceeding safety standards was detected in Ivorian cocoa beans, triggering mandatory testing under the Food Sanitation Law. Two shipments imported by Cargill Japan totaling approximately 75 tons were found in violation and are being returned or stored. Although the detected levels pose no health risk, they exceeded the 0.01ppm standard for cocoa beans.