Standards for Pesticide Residue Limits in Foods

The Standards are prescribed in accordance with the provisions of the second paragraph of Article 15 of the Act Governing Food Safety and Sanitation.

Both the maximum residue limits referred in the Standards and the actually analyzed residues of pesticides are calculated on the basis of the weights of the produces in the forms on market.The analysis of pesticide residues shall include the pesticide itself and its metabolites.

The pesticide residues in foods except those in animal products shall meet the Standards for the Pesticides Residue Limits in Foods Table and Extraneous Residue Limits Table, as Appendix Table 1 and Table 2. Pesticides not listed in the Table shall not be detected.Appendix Table 1 Standards for Pesticide Residue Limits in Foods.PDFAppendix Table 1 Standards for Pesticide Residue Limits in Foods.ODTAppendix Table 2 Extraneous Residue Limits.pdfAppendix Table 2 Extraneous Residue Limits.odt

Pesticides listed in the Appendix Table 3 are highly safe, it is not nec-essary to set the maximum residue limits and analyze their residues.Appendix Table 3 List of Pesticide MRLs Omitted.pdfAppendix Table 3 List of Pesticide MRLs Omitted.odt

No residue shall be detected for the pesticides prohibited for use by the agriculture authority, unless other regulations apply. The names of such pesticides are listed in the Appendix Table 4.Appendix Table 4 Pesticides Prohibited for Use.pdfAppendix Table 4 Pesticides Prohibited for Use.odt

The classification of crops referred in the Standards for Pesticide Res-idue Limits in Foods Table are listed in the Appendix Table 5.Appendix Table 5 Classification of Crops for the Pesticide Residue Limits in Foods.pdfAppendix Table 5 Classification of Crops for the Pesticide Residue Limits in Foods.odt

The Standards shall be implemented from the date of promulgation.The Standards amended on 29th March 2024 shall be implemented on 1st April 2024 of this Act.