The quality of byproducts of scientific whaling has been checked as an investigation item, and the following measure based on the check result has been taken: When an amount of a harmful substance exceeding a certain safety standard is detected from a whale, the meat from the whale must not be distributed.
なお、調査捕鯨副産物については調査の一環として試験が行われており、一定の安全基準を超えた個体は流通させない措置が講じられている。