Taiwan Proposes Revisions to Pesticide MRLs in Foods

On January 9, 2026, the Taiwan Food and Drug Administration (TFDA) released the draft amendment to Appendix 1 of Article 3 in the Standards for Pesticide Residue Limits in Foods. Comments on the proposed amendments can be submitted within 60 days of the release date.

Proposed amendments include:

1. Revising maximum residue limits (MRLs) for 38 pesticides in 174 crops

Name	Crop	Proposed MRL(ppm)	Existing MRL(ppm)	Function
Abamectin	Fennel	0.05	/	Insecticide
Afidopyropen	Luffa	0.15	/	Insecticide
Fenpropathrin	Orange	2.0	/	Insecticide
Tetraniliprole	Mint	3.0	/	Insecticide
……

2. Deleting MRLs for tolylfluanid in 12 crops

Crop	Proposed MRL(ppm)	Existing MRL(ppm)	Function
Gherkin	/	1.0	Bactericide
Cucumber	/	1.0	Bactericide
Strawberry	/	3.0	Bactericide
Hops	/	30	Bactericide
Pome fruits	/	5.0	Bactericide
Bell Pepper	/	2.0	Bactericide
Tomato	/	3.0	Bactericide
Blackberry	/	5.0	Bactericide
Grape	/	3.0	Bactericide
Scallion	/	2.0	Bactericide
Gooseberry	/	0.5	Bactericide
Raspberry	/	5.0	Bactericide

3. Others

To avoid ambiguity, the amendment specifies exclusions within broader crop categories. For example, since "edamame" has a specific MRL for clethodim, the corresponding MRL for the "Other Bean and Pea Vegetables" category will be revised to "other legume vegetables (excluding soybean)."
The Chinese name for "Kale" will be corrected from "無頭甘藍" to "羽衣甘藍" to ensure accurate terminology.
The classification remarks for three pesticides, Cyclaniliprole, Fluazinam, and Flufenoxuron, will be updated for greater clarity.
The international common name for the pesticide Profenofos will be revised to align with international nomenclature.