To get Taiwan papayas into the Japanese market the COA held discussions with Japan in 1997 and set up fumigation equipment that would eliminate the oriental fruit fly in accordance with the quarantine standards of the Japanese Ministry of Agriculture, Forestry and Fisheries. After Japanese quarantine officials finally came to Taiwan last year for an inspection, they approved the papaya fumigation process.
為了把台灣木瓜打進日本市場，早在 1997 年農委會就和日本接洽，並依照日本農林水產省的檢疫標準，設置可清除東方果實蠅的薰蒸處理設備，日本檢疫官終於在去年來台訪察後，認可台灣木瓜的薰蒸技術。