Pesticides and veterinary drugs are essential substances in food production. In Japan, the Food Sanitation Act establishes residue standards to prevent that toxic pesticides and veterinary drugs remaining in food do not have a negative impact on our health.
The Food Sanitation Act also establishes a "Positive List System" that prohibits the sale, etc. of foods in which pesticides, feed additives, and veterinary drugs remain in excess of certain amount, thereby addressing the vast variety of pesticides and veterinary drugs that remain in foods. Fujifilm Wako has about 1,400 analytical standards that are compliant with the Positive List System.
Furthermore, in 2023, Fujifilm Wako has become the first company in the world to obtain flexible scope of accreditation (comprehensive accreditation) as a producer of reference materials (RMs), which will enable Fujifilm Wako to quickly and stably produce certified reference materials (CRMs) for Pesticide Residue Analysis. Utilizing this flexible scope of accreditation, Fujifilm Wako will sequentially lineup CRMs.