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Japan Notifies Five Violations in Chinese Food Exports – First Week of February 2026

2026-02-20

Date: February 11, 2026

Summary:

According to the latest update from Japan’s Ministry of Health, Labour and Welfare (MHLW), five cases of non-compliance with the Japanese Food Sanitation Act were identified in food products exported from China during the first week of February 2026.

Full Update:

Japan’s Ministry of Health, Labour and Welfare has published notifications detailing five violations concerning Chinese food products. All cases were announced on February 10, 2026. The details are as follows:

No	Date	Product Description	Place of Origin	Violation Content	Quarantine Station	Remarks
1	Feb 10	Combination tableware: STOW (Glacier Blue)	China	Potassium permanganate consumption (polyurethane) detected: 14 μg/mL	Kansai Airport	Voluntary inspection
2	Feb 10	Combination utensil set: STOW (Gold)	China	Potassium permanganate consumption (polyurethane) detected: 21 μg/mL	Kansai Airport	Voluntary inspection
3	Feb 10	Combination utensil set: STOW (Sage Green)	China	Potassium permanganate consumption (polyurethane) detected: 16 μg/mL	Kansai Airport	Voluntary inspection
4	Feb 10	Frozen food for heating after cooking (not heated before freezing): Immature peas (frozen young peas, diagonally cut)	China	Cyromazine detected: 0.11 ppm	Kobe 2nd Office	Monitoring inspection
5	Feb 10	Frozen food for consumption without heating: Sweet peas (frozen long-stem quick-blanched sweet peas)	China	Cyromazine detected: 0.04 ppm	Kobe 2nd Office	Monitoring inspection

All violations were identified through voluntary or monitoring inspections conducted at Japanese quarantine stations.

Source: Ministry of Health, Labour and Welfare (MHLW), Japan

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