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On November 26, 2025, the Taiwan Food and Drug Administration (TFDA) announced amendments to the Appendix 1 of Article 3, and Appendix 5 of Article 6 in the Standards for Pesticide Residue Limits in Foods, as well as the Standards for Pesticide Residue Limits in Animal Products. The amendments came into force immediately.
Details of the amendments are outlined below and highlighted in red in the comparison table.
Appendix 1 of Article 3: Introducing and revising maximum residue limits (MRLs) for 15 pesticides in 78 crops
Name | Crop | Updated MRL(ppm) | Previous MRL(ppm) | Function |
Acynonapyr | Pear | 0.7 | N/A | Acaricide |
Chlormequat | Syzygium samarangense | 5.0 | N/A | Growth regulator |
Cyantraniliprole | Scallion | 0.8 | N/A | Insecticide |
Cyprodinil | Scallion | 1.5 | 4.0 | Bactericide |
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In addition, the amendment specifies the excluded crop items for some crop categories for clarification. For example:
Name | Crop (after) | Crop (before) | MRL(ppm) | Function |
2,4-D | Peach (excluding nectarin) | Peach | 0.05 | Herbicides |
2,4-D | Other nut (excluding almond) | Nut | 0.2 | Growth regulator |
Appendix 5 of Article 6: Adjust Classifications of Certain Crops
"Noni fruit" is newly added under the category of large berries,
"Perilla flower spike" is newly added under the category of herbs.
Standards for Pesticide Residue Limits in Animal Products: Introducing and Revising MRLs for Ten Pesticides
Name | Residue location | Animal type | Updated MRL(ppm) | Previous MRL(ppm) |
Cypermethrin | Muscle | Livestock | 0.05 | 0.2 (fat baseline) |
Internal organs | 0.05 | 0.05 | ||
Fat (except for pigs) | 1 | N/A | ||
Fat (pigs) | 0.1 | N/A | ||
Milk | 0.05 | 0.05 | ||
Muscle, internal organs | Poultry | 0.05 | 0.05 | |
Fat | 0.1 | N/A | ||
Egg | 0.05 | 0.05 | ||
Metconazole | Muscle, internal organs, fat | Livestock | 0.02 | N/A |
Muscle, internal organs, fat | Poultry | 0.02 | N/A | |
Milk | 0.02 | N/A | ||
Egg | 0.02 | N/A | ||
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