On 21 May 2015, Japan requested consultations with Korea regarding: import bans on certain food products; additional testing and certification requirements regarding the presence of certain radionuclides; and a number of alleged omissions concerning transparency obligations under the SPS Agreement. Korea's measures were adopted subsequent to the accident at the Fukushima Daiichi nuclear power plant in March 2011.
On 11 June 2015, Chinese Taipei requested to join the consultations.
On 20 August 2015, Japan requested the establishment of a panel. At its meeting on 31 August 2015, the DSB deferred the establishment of a panel.