Standards for Veterinary Drug Residue Limits in Foods 
(Amendment part)  
 
Article 3  
The veterinary drug residue limits in foods shall meet the following Table. 
Veterinary drugs not listed in the Table shall not be detected. For those 
listed veterinary drugs not permitted to be used by Council of Agriculture, 
Executive Yuan in the Republic of China shall only apply to the imported 
products. 
Substance Tissue Species Maximum 
Residue 
Limit (ppm)  
Ractopamine(6) Muscle 、Fat (including 
skin) 
Pigs 0.01 
Liver 0.04 
Kidney 0.04 
Edible offal 0.01 
 Note 6: According to Paragraph 4 of Article 15 of the Act Governing Food Safety 
and Sanitation "Beta-agonists shall not to be detected via tests in domestic and 
foreign meat products and other meat-related products, with the exception that the 
central competent authority may set a permissible tolerance of Beta-agonists after 
assessing risks in accordance to the citizens’ diet habits." After conducting a risk 
assessment based on the results of the the citizens’ diet habits and considering the 
individual differences of special ethnic groups, the residue limits of Ractopamine in 
this Standard is amended based on scientific evidence and in coordination with the 
regulation announced by No.1091472241 on 7 September, 2020 by the Council of 
Agriculture Executive Yuan. 
 
Article 4  
These Standard shall be implemented from 1 January, 2021. 
 