On March 28, 2024, Taiwan issued amendments to the Sanitation Standard for Contaminants and Toxins in Food.
Compared to the existing version, the Standard modifies and adds heavy metal limits for specific infant and young child food products, poultry and livestock offal products, as well as nut and seed oil products. The major revisions are as follows:
|
Parameter |
Main products |
MRL before (mg/kg) |
MRLs After (mg/kg) |
|
Pb |
Formula milk for infants and young children (powder) |
0.05 |
0.02 |
|
Formula milk for infants and young children for special medical purposes (powder) |
0.05 |
0.02 |
|
|
Drinks labelled and sold to infants and young children, except for those with specified limits |
0.03 |
0.02 |
|
|
Edible offal of cattle and sheep |
0.5 |
0.2 |
|
|
Edible offal of pigs |
0.5 |
0.15 |
|
|
Edible offal of poultry |
0.5 |
0.1 |
|
|
Cadimi |
Young child formula manufactured from plant protein isolates (other than soya protein isolates), alone or in a mixture with cow's milk proteins - marketed as liquid |
- |
0.01 |
|
Young child formula manufactured from plant protein isolates (other than soya protein isolates), alone or in a mixture with cow’s milk proteins - marketed as powde |
|
0.02 |
|
|
Drinks labelled and sold to infants and young children, except for those with specified limits |
- |
0.02 |
|
|
Pine nuts |
- |
0.3 |
|
|
Other Tree seeds |
- |
0.2 |
|
|
Rapeseed |
- |
0.15 |
|
|
Mustard seeds |
- |
0.3 |
|
|
Linseed |
- |
0.5 |
|
|
Sunflower seed |
- |
0.5 |
|
|
Other oilseeds |
- |
0.1 |
The revised articles will take effect from July 1, 2024.
See attached file for details.
