1. Sesame Market Outlook (Japan)
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2. World Production Volume (Sesame Seeds)
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3. World Import Volume (Sesame Seeds)
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4. Import Volume in Japan (Sesame Seeds Crushing & Edible Grade)
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5. Import Volume in Japan (Sesame Seeds Crushing & Edible Grade)
(mt)
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6. Crushing & Edible Grade
(Mix)
　Main 5 origin
Tanzania, Mozambique, Nigeria
Burkina Faso, Uganda
Edible
38%
Crushing
62%
Edible
(Black Sesame)
Myanmar
(White sesame)
Paraguay, Guatemala, Nigeria,
Tanzania, Mozambique
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7. Standard Specification
Crushing & Edible Grade
Crushing Grade
【Admixture】 2％　Max
【Oil Contents】 ％　Min*　
*Low oil contents＝Discount
Edible Grade
【Purity】 ％　
【Oil Contents】 50% Min
【Color】 Black / White *
*Mainly color-sorted
【Free Fatty Acids】　　 2％　Max
【Moisture】　　　　　　　　 7％ Max
AND…
【Pesticide Residue】 NOT DETECTED
with the Certificate issued by FOSFA
approved Laboratory
Standard Specification
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8. Edible Grade
To minimize the recall risk, Japanese manufactures buy Edible Grade.
Itochu trade around 50% of Edible Grade in Japan market.
For example,
If consumer find foreign material related sesame
seeds on rice in lunch box, sesame manufacturer
need to bear all recall cost not only sesame but
also lunch box.
Wikipedia
<Quality Check Points>
Stem Other seeds　 Black Stone Stones & Sands Others
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9. Pesticide Residue Spec in Japan
(Item : Japan standard)
DDT : 0.005ppm
Imidacloprid : 0.05ppm
Acetochlor : 0.01ppm
Fenitrothion : 0.01ppm
Carbaryl : 0.01ppm
Triazophos : 0.01ppm
2-4-D : 0.05ppm
Profenofos : 0.01ppm
Chlorpyrifos : 0.1ppm
Aflatoxin : 10ppb
with the Certificate issued by FOSFA approved Laboratory
NOT DETECTED !
We need to observe
the Positive List System for Agricultural Chemical Residues in Foods
⇒　Total 784　pesticides are registered on the list
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10. Rejection List by Japan Positive List System (From Jan 2015)
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11. Control of Pesticide Residue Risk
How to control　the pesticide residue…?
【Production area】
- Proper usage instruction of Pesticide
- Contamination control (Pesticide-coating-seeds)
- Control of drift from nearby field
- Post harvest in warehouse
【Broker / Warehouse / Shipper】
- Arrangement of FOSFA certified laboratory
- Upgrade of Sorting/Storage Performance
No contamination with other products
【Laboratory】
- Unified control of Pesticide Residue
(Test method, Detection Limit)
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12. Thank you for your attention and thank you for your patience
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