2016 年 70 巻 2 号 p. 72-78
The Japan Kampo Medicines Manufacturers Association (JKMA) set up “self-imposed limits of residual pesticides for Kampo products, conventional crude drug products and crude drugs” in 1996, in order to guarantee the safety of Kampo products and conventional crude drug products. These self-imposed limits have been modified twice, and now organochlorine, organophosphorus, and pyrethroid classes are covered. The JKMA carried out a survey of the actual implementation of these self-regulations in member companies for a one-year target period from April 1, 2012 to March 31, 2013. As a result, the implementation rate for these limits was 89.3%, and the measured number of samples was at least 21,358 lots. The implementation rate and the measured number of samples have increased compared to the previous survey. In addition, no cases displayed results where the detected residual pesticides were beyond the levels imposed by self-regulation.
