Fresh strawberries exported from Japan were found to be unqualified for pesticide residues.

(Photographed by reporter Wu Liangyi)

[Reporter Wu Liangyi/Report from Taipei] Fresh strawberries exported from Japan and cherries exported from Chile have been regular violations of imported food for many years. The Food and Drug Administration of China asked Japan and Chile to explain the reasons for the violations and propose improvement measures. The two countries also last week They wrote back and promised me that they would never violate the regulations again, but today the two were found to have exceeded the standard of pesticides, and 9 batches of Chilean cherries violated the regulations in one breath, which is the highest record in a single week.

Since November last year, 11 batches of Japanese fresh strawberries have violated regulations, and 18 batches of Chilean cherries have violated regulations since November last year. These two seasonal fruits are selling well, but violations are often detected due to pesticide use.

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The Food and Drug Administration once asked the two countries to explain the repeated violations of pesticide residues in strawberries and cherries, and the other party also replied last week, saying that they would require exporters to comply with the regulations; Japan also asked my country to relax pesticide residues, including Kefan Pai, flunilamine, etc.

Liao Ziting, chief of the Food and Drug Administration, said that the Food and Drug Administration will conduct case-by-case assessments for different cases. The failure rate of Japanese strawberries and Chilean cherries has decreased, so they will continue to maintain batch-by-batch inspections.

However, the rejection rate for Chilean cherries has only dropped from 14% to 10%.

The Food and Drug Administration also announced last week that after reviewing the improvement statement proposed by the Japanese side, and considering that the unqualified rate of Japanese fresh strawberry products exported to Taiwan has dropped, and the current border inspection is still carried out batch by batch, after a comprehensive assessment, Japan maintains Fresh strawberries are accepted for inspection, and the border inspection situation will continue to be observed.

Nine batches of cherries exported from Chile were found to be unqualified for pesticide residues, and about 12.3 metric tons had to be destroyed.

(Photo by reporter Wu Liangyi)