Taiwan rejects blueberries, table grapes from Japan over presence of banned pesticides

Published 2023년 6월 2일

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On April 28, Taiwan's Food and Drug Administration (FDA) confiscated 9 kilograms of blueberries from Japanese company Toyomarusyouzi Co. due to trace amounts of the banned pesticide flubendiamide. The pesticide was detected at a concentration of 0.07 parts per million. This incident marks the second time Japanese blueberries have failed safety inspections in six months. Additionally, a 45kg shipment of Japanese grapes was found to contain the banned pesticide cyclaniliprol. The FDA stated that failures in safety inspections would continue to be randomized at 20-50%, but future shipments from Toyomarusyouzi Co. would be more thoroughly inspected. The FDA also announced failures in safety inspections of several other imported goods, including fresh Chinese cabbage, powdered mushrooms, and corn.

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According to Focus Taiwan, a total of 9 kilograms of blueberries supplied by the Japanese company Toyomarusyouzi Co. were seized after flubendiamide, a type of synthetic petrochemical pesticide whose use on blueberries is banned in Taiwan, was detected on April 28. FDA Deputy Director Lin Chin-fu stated that the fruit contained 0.07 parts per million (ppm) of the pesticide. It is the second time in six months that Japanese blueberries have failed safety inspection, Lin said, but he explained that random testing of the fruit would remain at 20-50% because it was the first time that blueberries exported by This company did not pass inspection. In addition, a 45kg shipment of Japanese grapes was found to contain the pesticide cyclaniliprol, which is also banned for use on grapes in Taiwan. Shipments will be returned to ...

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