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8. Safety Parameters
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General Foods
Taiwan

This section provides the safety parameters (microbiological, contaminants, heavy metals, pesticides, veterinary residues, and food contact materials).
8.1 Microbiological Standards
Provision, Limits, Testing Methods | |
Foodstuff/General Foods
| The Standards for Microbial Contaminants in Food [1] cover food microorganisms and their toxins or metabolites, excluding fungi and their toxins, and define the maximal limit in specific food. |
8.2 Contaminants and Heavy Metals
Provision, Limits, Testing Methods | |
Foodstuff/General Foods | The Sanitation Standard for Contaminants and Toxins in Food [2] covers the substance not intentionally added to food, which present in food as a result of production or pollution during the manufacturing, processing, preparation, packaging, transportation, storage, or selling, or as a result of environmental control. It does not include induct fragments, hairs, and other extraneous matters. |
8.3 Pesticides
Provision, Limits, Testing Methods | |
Foodstuff/General Foods | The Standards for Pesticide Residues in Food [3] define the maximum residue limits of authorized pesticides. No residue shall be detected for the pesticides prohibited for use by the agriculture authority (Appendix Table 4), unless other regulations apply. Different limits apply to different foods. |
8.4 Veterinary Standards
Provision, Limits, Testing Methods | |
Foodstuff/General Foods | The Standards for Veterinary Drug Residue Limits in Foods [4] apply to animal-origin food; listed veterinary drugs not permitted to be used shall only apply to imported products. Different limits apply to different food- animal parts and products such as milk and eggs. Veterinary drugs not listed in the Table in the standards must not be detected. |
8.5 Food Contact Materials
Provision, Limits, Testing Methods | |
Foodstuff/General Foods | Please refer to the other reports on packaging requirements for food contact materials and packaging requirements for food contact materials (hygiene standard) for Taiwan. |
8.6 References
1. Standards for Microbial Contaminants in Food
https://consumer.fda.gov.tw/Law/Detail.aspx?nodeID=518&lawid=776
2. Sanitation Standard for Contaminants and Toxins in Food
https://consumer.fda.gov.tw/Law/Detail.aspx?nodeID=518&lang=1&lawid=741
3. Standards for Pesticide Residues in Food
https://www.fda.gov.tw/eng/lawContent.aspx?cid=16&id=304
4. Standards for Veterinary Drug Residue Limits in Foods
https://www.fda.gov.tw/eng/lawContent.aspx?cid=16&id=306