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This page is a Ministry of Health, Labour and Welfare press release dated March 3, 2015, announcing import inspection orders for Dutch cabbages and processed products. Quarantine monitoring tests detected the pesticide Pencycuron exceeding the safety standard in fresh Dutch cabbages, prompting mandatory full-lot inspections under the Food Sanitation Law. Two violations were identified: 0.03 ppm in Union Co., Ltd.'s shipment and 0.08 ppm in Royal Co., Ltd.'s shipment, both exceeding the 0.01 ppm standard for cabbage. Pencycuron has different safety limits for other foods.

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This page is a press release from the Ministry of Health, Labour and Welfare dated March 3, 2015, regarding inspection orders on imported food. Dutch cabbage and its processed products were found to contain pesticide pencycuron exceeding the standard, leading to mandatory full-batch inspections under food hygiene law. Two violations were identified: Union Company's shipment with 0.03 ppm and Royal Company's with 0.08 ppm pencycuron (standard: 0.01 ppm). Pencycuron, a urea-based fungicide, poses minimal health risks according to the ministry.