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 The Amendment of Standards for Specification, Scope, Application 
and Limitation of Food Additives  
MOHW Food No 1101301735, 18 August, 2021  
Appendix 1: Standards for Scope, Application and Limitation of Food 
Additives 
03. Antioxidants 
Note: 
1. When more than one of the antioxidants in the hereinbefore table are 
used together in the same food product, the sum of the ratios of the 
amount used to the application standard for each antioxidant (i.e. 
actual amount used/ application standard) shall not exceed 1.0. 
2. “All foods” mentioned in the hereinbefore table do not include fresh 
milk and sterilized milk. 
06. Leavening Agents 
Note:“All foods” mentioned in the hereinbefore table do not include 
fresh milk and sterilized milk. 
07. Food quality improvement, fermentation and food processing agents 
Note:“All foods” mentioned in the hereinbefore table do not include 
fresh milk and sterilized milk. 
08. Nutritional additives  
Note: 
1. Special dietary foods shall be approved before marketing by the central 
health authority. 
2. Use of nutritional additives in special dietary foods could be not 2 
 subject to regulations stated in the hereinbefore table. 
3. When vitamin D2 and D3 are used together in the same food product, 
the sum of the ratios of the amount used to the application standard for 
each vitamin (i.e. actual amount used/ application standard) shall not 
exceed 1.0. 
4. When the five nucleotide salts, No.08124~08128, are used in mix in 
the same milk powder product for young children under three years, 
the sum of the total amount shall not exceed 5 mg/100 Kcal of the final 
product. 
5. “All foods” mentioned in the hereinbefore table do not include fresh 
milk and sterilized milk. Nutrients contained in raw milk can be added 
in fortified fresh milk. 
09. Colors 
Note: “All foods” mentioned in the hereinbefore table do not include 
fresh milk and sterilized milk. 
10. Flavoring Agents 
Note: 
1. Substances listed in the component name column of the following table 
are not permitted for use in food. Substances carried over from natural 
sources are exempted from the regulation. 
2. Beverages added with flavoring agents naturally containing substances 
specified in the component name column of the following table, the 
maximum level of such substances shall not exceed the level as 3 
 indicated in the following table. 
 
MAXIMUM LEVELS OF SUBSTANCES NATURALLY 
PRESENTED IN BEVERAGES 
Component Name Food 
category Maximum level  
(mg/kg) 
Agaric Acid beverages   20 
Aloin    0.10 
β-Asarone    0.10 
Berberine    0.10 
Cocaine not detectable  
Coumarin    2.0 
Total Hydrocyanic Acid    1.0 
Hypericin    0.10 
Pulegone    100 
Quassine    5 
Quinine   85 
Safrole    1.0 
Santonin    0.10 
Thujones, α and β    0.5 
3. Synthetic flavoring substances as Styrene, Eugenyl methyl ether and 
Pyridine are not permitted for use in food. 
4. “All foods” mentioned in the hereinbefore table do not include fresh 4 
 milk and sterilized milk. 
11. Seasoning Agents 
Note:“All foods” mentioned in the hereinbefore table do not include 
fresh milk and sterilized milk. 
11-1. Sweeteners 
Note: 
1. The following items shall be labeled on those products containing 
artificial sweeteners:"Phenylketonurics shall not use this product" or 
its equivalent shall be explicitly labeled in Chinese on the products 
(including powdered and tablet sugar substitutes) that contain 
aspartame (DOH Food No. 731556 announced, 06/02/1988). 
2. When more than one of the sweeteners in the hereinbefore table are 
used together in the same food product, the sum of the ratios of the 
amount used to the application standard for each sweeteners (i.e. 
actual amount used/ application standard) shall not exceed 1.0. 
3. “All foods” mentioned in the hereinbefore table do not include fresh 
milk and sterilized milk. 
12. Pasting Agent 
Note:“All foods” mentioned in the hereinbefore table do not include 
fresh milk and sterilized milk. 
14. Chemicals for Food Industry 
Note:“All foods” mentioned in the hereinbefore table do not include 
fresh milk and sterilized milk. 5 
 15. Carriers 
Note:“All foods” mentioned in the hereinbefore table do not include 
fresh milk and sterilized milk. 
16. Emulsifiers 
Note:“All foods” mentioned in the hereinbefore table do not include 
fresh milk and sterilized milk. 
17. Others 
Note:“All foods” mentioned in the hereinbefore table do not include 
fresh milk and sterilized milk.