Taiwan Updates Residue Limits for Pesticides in Food and Animal Products

On June 15, 2023, Taiwan Food and Drug Administration (TFDA) released an amendment to Standards for Pesticide Residue Limits in Foods and Standards for Pesticide Residue Limits in Animal Products. The changes mainly include the addition, revision and deletion of pesticide residue limits. The amendment took effect on the date of promulgation.

Major revision to Standards for Pesticide Residue Limits in Foods

TFDA revises Appendix Table 1 of Article 3, in which 10 types of pesticides are added or amended, covering 52 maximum residue limit items. In addition, 7 types of pesticides are deleted, covering 14 items. Examples of the pesticide residue are shown below:

Pesticide Name	Crop Category	Maximum Residue Limit (ppm)	Remark
Benzovindiflupyr	onion	/→0.02	Fungicide
Bifenazate	scallion	/→0.8	Acaricide
Bixafen	soybean	/→0.04	Fungicide
Cyantraniliprole	Lycii fructus	/→1.3	Insecticide
Etoxazole	leek sprout	/→0.5	Acaricide
Fluopyram	cherry	1.5→0.7	Fungicide
Fluxapyroxad	papaya	0.4→0.5	Fungicide
Pyraclostrobin	abiu	/→0.5	Fungicide
Pyribencarb	grape	/→2.0	Fungicide
Pyriofenone	summer squash	/→0.1	Fungicide
MAFA	other cereals and crops	0.5	Fungicide

Major revision to Standards for Pesticide Residue Limits in Animal Products

TFDA adds and amends residue limits of 11 pesticides. Examples of the pesticide residue are shown below:

Pesticide Name	Species	Tissue	Maximum Residue limit (ppm)
Cyproconazole	Livestock	fat, kidney	/→0.02
Emamectin benzoate	Livestock	milk	/→0.01
Fenarimol	Livestock	milk	/→0.01
Fenvalerate	Livestock	milk	0.1→0.02
Flubendiamide	Livestock	milk	/→0.2
Haloxyfop-methyl	Livestock	milk	/→0.02
Methoxyfenozide	Livestock	milk	/→0.02
Piperonyl butoxide	Livestock	milk	/→0.05
Saflufenacil	Livestock (except pig)	edible offal (except kidney)	/→0.6
Spirotetramat	Livestock	milk	/→0.01
Sulfoxaflor	Livestock	milk	/→0.1

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