Just Released | Analysis Report on Unqualified Edible Agricultural Products in Government Sampling Inspections, January-June 2023
CATO compiled and analyzed the supervision sampling inspection data released on official government websites from January to June 2023, extracting unqualified items and the distribution of unqualified results from the perspective of edible agricultural products to conduct a food safety analysis.
According to the supervision sampling inspection data released on official government websites from January to June 2023 (compiled from the State Administration for Market Regulation and the market supervision administrations of 19 provinces and municipalities), a total of 223,419 batches were inspected, of which 219,833 batches were qualified and 3,586 batches were unqualified, with an unqualified rate of 1.61%.
Among them, the category with the highest unqualified proportion from January to June 2023 was edible agricultural products, accounting for 50% of all unqualified products, with vegetables, aquatic products, and fruits as the main unqualified product categories; catering food accounted for 17%, ranking second, with reusable catering utensils as the main unqualified product category; followed by beverages at 6% and vegetable products at 3%. The chart below shows the distribution of unqualified product categories:
In terms of unqualified item categories from January to June 2023, pesticide and veterinary drug residues accounted for the highest proportion at 43% of unqualified items; microbiological indicators accounted for 18%, ranking second.
Main unqualified items for microbiological indicators and pesticide/veterinary drug residues
Among edible agricultural products, a total of 1,993 batches of unqualified products were found, with vegetables having the highest unqualified proportion at 1,106 batches, accounting for 55%; followed by aquatic products at 524 batches (26%) and fruits at 221 batches (11%).
1,106 batches of vegetables were unqualified. The unqualified items for vegetables were pesticide residues and heavy metals.
524 batches of aquatic products were unqualified, with freshwater fish being the most numerous at 289 batches (55%), followed by seawater crabs at 60 batches (11%), shellfish at 57 batches (11%), and other aquatic products at 49 batches (9%).
Enrofloxacin, cadmium, chloramphenicol, furazolidone metabolites, malachite green, and sulfonamides (total) are
the main unqualified items for aquatic products.
221 batches of fruits were unqualified, with 98 batches of bananas unqualified, accounting for the largest share at 44%, followed by citrus (tangerines and oranges) at 29 batches (13%) and mangoes at 23 batches (10%). The unqualified items were mainly pesticide residues.
80 batches of livestock, poultry, and their by-products were unqualified, mainly chicken at 40 batches (57%) and pork at 22 batches (28%). The main unqualified items were all veterinary drug residues.
37 batches of fresh eggs were unqualified , all of which were eggs, with the main unqualified items being metronidazole, dimetridazole, and enrofloxacin.
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