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Taiwan Release Hygienic Standard of Contaminant and Toxin in Food

Taiwan FDA has optimized the entire standard system for toxins and contaminants in food

On May 8th, 2018, Taiwan food and drug administration issued the hygienic standard of contaminant and toxin, stipulating the concentration limits of heavy metal, mycotoxin, and other contaminants or toxins in food. Due to the extensive revision this time, implementation of the updated hygienic standard will subject to a grace period and enter into force on Jan. 1st, 2019.

The table below lists a part of items in this standard

Lead

Food categories

Limit level (mg/kg)

Infant formula food and complementary food for older infants (liquid form)

0.010

Infant formula food and complementary food for older infants (powder form)

0.050

Infant formula food for special medical purposes (liquid form)

0.010

Infant formula food for special medical purposes (powder form)

0.050

Butter, cream and other dairy products

0.1

On the same day, Taiwan FDA announced the proposed revision of 7 hygienic standards and proposed to abolish 12 related standards.

Regarding standard revision, all regulatory articles except microorganism requirements are removed, and those standards are entitled "microorganism hygienic standard" now. In addition, the "Hygienic Standard for Common Food" will add following parts:

  • Requirements of food grade water

  • Requirements of caffeine content in beverage

  • Requirements of pesticide residue in infant formula food.

Hygienic standard proposed to revise/abolished.

7 standards proposed to revise

12 standards proposed to be abolished

Hygienic Standard for Common Food

Hygienic Standard for Egg Products

Hygienic Standard for Canned Food

Hygienic Standard for Aquatic Products

Hygienic Standard for Ice Product

Hygienic Standard for Edible Oil Products

Hygienic Standard for Infant formula Food and Its Maximum Level of Pesticides Residues

Maximum Limit Level of Mycotoxin In Food

Hygienic Standard for Frozen Food

Hygienic Standard for Algae Food

Hygienic Standard for Packaged Drinking Water and Containerized Drinking Water

Hygienic Standard for Fresh Meat Products

Hygienic Standard for Beverage

Maximum Limit Level of Heavy Metal in Edible Rice

 

Hygienic Standard of 3-MCOD in Soy Sauce

 

Hygienic Standard for Edible Salt

 

Maximum Limit Level of Heavy Metal in Edible Viscus of Cow, Goat, Pig and Poultry

 

Maximum Limit Level of Heavy Metal in Edible Mushroom

 

Maximum Limit Level of Heavy Metal in Fruit and Vegetable


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