Five batches of strawberries exported from Japan, about 964 kg, were found to be in violation of pesticide residues.

(Photo by reporter Wu Liangyi)

[Reporter Wu Liangyi/Taipei Report] The Food and Drug Administration of the Ministry of Health and Welfare announced today (11th) the latest border inspection results. Five more batches of fresh strawberries exported from Japan were seized with pesticides exceeding the standard, and they are pesticides that are banned from strawberries in my country. The total weight is as high as 964.66 kg; in addition, the well-known South Korean export "Nongshim" instant noodles were also seized with illegal pesticide "ethylene oxide" residues, all of which had to be returned or destroyed.

Japanese strawberries are one of the biggest import violations during the winter period. Due to the large consumption of Chinese people, five batches of strawberries violated the regulations again today, including a batch of fresh strawberries exported from Kumamoto, Japan, printed with the famous mascot "Kumamon Bear", nearly a ton of strawberries Violations, the amount is quite large.

Wu Xiumei, director of the Food and Drug Administration, said that the relaxation of strawberry pesticides is currently being discussed, and the decision has not yet been finalized.

In addition, the Food and Drug Administration has also continued the batch-by-batch inspection of Japanese strawberries until May this year.

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In addition, the well-known Korean "Nongshim" instant noodles were also found to have exceeded the standard of pesticides. A batch of 176 kilograms of "Stewed Beef Bone Soup Noodles" contained "dried green onions" and the residual pesticide ethylene oxide was found to be 0.957mg/kg. , which is also one of the pesticide items that are often found to have illegal residues recently. Residues are found in the conditioning packs included in instant noodles exported from many countries.

Another batch of 160 kg of "GFZ Frozen Hericium erinaceus" exported from China was found to have residues of the pesticide Kemeisu.

Previously, Chinese Hericium erinaceus was repeatedly found to be violating regulations, and my country banned imports for one month; Chen Qingyu, chief of the Food and Drug Administration, said that the batch-by-batch inspection of Hericium erinaceus exported from China will be maintained until the end of May.

Foods that were also found to be in violation of the regulations when exported from China also include "dried lily (Saybai helily)" whose heavy metal content does not meet the regulations, and "tea seeds (hulled) imported for food" with pesticide residues that do not meet the regulations.

In addition, violations announced this week include the non-compliance of preservative content in the export of "Artigiani del Tartufo Black Truffle Seasoning Powder" from Italy, the non-compliance of preservative content in the export of "Red Velvet Muffin Cake 100G" from Thailand, and the non-compliance of preservative content in the export of "Grape" from South Korea. The content of pesticide residues does not meet the regulations, the bleaching agent content of "sweet potato sticks" exported from Vietnam does not meet the regulations, the pesticide residue content of "fresh blueberries" exported from Japan does not meet the regulations, the heavy metal content of "firefly squid" exported from Japan does not meet the regulations, and the "chili powder" exported from Thailand contains illegal The coloring agent and the heavy metal content of "monkfish liver" exported from Japan did not meet the regulations.

The contents of "Nongshim" instant noodles exported from South Korea were found to violate the regulations for pesticide residues.

(Photo by reporter Wu Liangyi)

Another batch of Hericium erinaceus exported from China was found to be illegal for pesticide residues.

(Photo by reporter Wu Liangyi)