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The Ministry of Health, Labour and Welfare (MHLW) maintains the safety of food in Japan by enforcement of the laws relevant to food safety since prevention of foodborne disease is one of important part of public health.
According to the Statistics on Foodbourne Diseases, 1,545 events involved 27,019 cases and 7 deaths were reported in 2005. Meat and poultry meat tend to be contaminated with foodborne pathogens such as entrohaemorragic Escherichia coli (EHEC) and Salmonella spp. To prevent foodborne disease by those foods, collaboration with agricultural sector has been required. Furthermore increase of campylobacteriosis is remarkable during last few years and food implicated to the disease is mainly poultry meat. MHLW promotes to apply HACCP principle for control of foodborne pathogens in poultry processing plant on the assumption that poultry has been contaminated with campylobactor and other foodborne pathogens at poultry farm level. It also promotes to advise public that elderly and youth do not consume undercooked poultry meat.
Food safety administration under MHLW continues to ensure the safety of food in collaboration with other agencies for food production sector.
