Standards for Pesticide Residue Li mits in Livestock and Poultry 
Products 
 
Article 3 
The pesticide residue limits in livestock and poultry products shall meet the following 
Table. Not listed in the Table shall not be detected. 
Pesticide Name Tissue Species Maximum Residue 
limit  (ppm) Symbols
2,4-D Muscle Livestock 0.05  
 Milk   0.05  
 Milk product  0.05  
 Egg  0.05  
Acephate Muscle Cattle, Pig, 
Poultry 0.1  
 Fat  0.1  
 Milk  0.1  
 Egg  0.1  
Aldicarb Muscle Livestock 0.01  
 Milk  0.01  
Aldrin & Dieldrin Muscle Livestock 0.2 (fat  basis)  
 Milk  0.006  F 
 Egg  0.1  
Amitraz  Muscle Cattle, Pig 0.05     
 Edible offal  0.2     
 Muscle Sheep 0.1     
 Edible offal  0.2     
 Milk  0.01     
Azocyclotin Muscle Livestock 0.2  
 Milk  0.05  
 Milk product  0.05  
Bendiocarb Muscle, Edible offal 
(Kidney except), FatCattle 0.05  
 kidney  0.2  
 Milk  0.05  
 Muscle, Edible 
offal, Fat Poultry 0.05  
 Egg  0.05  
Carbaryl Muscle Cattle, Goat, 
Sheep 0.2  
 Milk, Milk product  0.1  
 Muscle Poultry 0.5  
 Skin  5  
 1 Egg  0.5  
Carbendazim Muscle Cattle, Sheep, 
Poultry 0.1  
 Milk  0.1  
 Fat Chicken 0.1  
 Egg  0.1  
Carbofuran Muscle, Edible 
offal, Fat Cattle, Pig, Horse, 
Goat, Sheep 0.05  
 Milk  0.05  
Chinomethionat  Muscle Livestock 0.05  
 Milk  0.01  
Chlordane Muscle Livestock 0.05 (fat basis)  
 Milk  0.002  F 
 Muscle Poultry 0.5 (fat basis)  
 Egg  0.02  
Chlorfenvinphos  Muscle Livestock 0.2 (fat basis)  
  Milk Cattle, Goat, Sheep 0.008  F 
Chlormequat Milk Cattle, Goat, Sheep 0.1  
 Milk product  0.1  
Chlorpyrifos Muscle Cattle 2 (fat basis)  
 Muscle Sheep 0.2 (fat basis)  
 Milk  0.01  F 
 Muscle Chicken 0.1 (fat basis)  
 Muscle Turkey 0.2 (fat basis)  
 Egg  0.05   
Chlorpyrifos-methyl Muscle, Edible offal, Fat Cattle, Chicken 0.05  
 Milk  0.01  F 
 Egg  0.05  
Clofentezine Muscle Cattle 0.05  
 Edible offal  0.1  
 Milk  0.01  
 Muscle, Edible offal Poultry 0.05  
 Egg  0.05  
Cyhexatin Muscle Livestock 0.2  
 Milk, Milk product  0.05   
Cypermethrin Muscle Livestock 0.2 (fat basis)  
 Edible offal  0.05  
 Milk  0.05 F 
 Muscle Poultry 0.05  
 Egg  0.05  
Cyromazine Muscle Sheep, Poultry 0.05  
 Milk  0.01  
 Egg  0.2  
DDT Muscle Livestock 5 (fat basis)  
 2 Milk  0.05  F 
 Egg  0.5  
Deltamethrin Muscle Livestock 0.5 (fat basis)  
 Edible offal  0.05  
 Milk  0.02  F 
 Muscle, Edible offal Poultry 0.01  
 Egg  0.01  
Diazinon Muscle Cattle, Pig, Sheep 0.7 (fat basis)  
 Milk  0.02  F 
Dichlorvos Muscle Cattle, Pig, Goat, 
Sheep, Poultry 0.05  
 Milk  0.02  
 Egg  0.05  
Diflubenzuron Muscle, Edible offal Livestock 0.05  
 Milk  0.05  
 Muscle Poultry 0.05  
 Egg  0.05  
Dimethipin Muscle, Edible offal Livestock, Poultry 0.02  
 Milk  0.02  
 Egg  0.02  
Diquat Muscle, Edible offal Livestock 0.05  
 Milk  0.01  
 Egg  0.05  
Edifenphos Muscle, Edible offal Cattle, Poultry 0.02  
 Milk  0.01  
 Egg  0.01  
Endosulfan Muscle Livestock 0.1 (fat basis)  
 Milk  0.004  F 
Endrin  Muscle Livestock 0.1 (fat basis)  
 Milk  0.0008 F 
 Muscle Poultry 1 (fat basis)  
 Egg  0.2   
Ethion  Muscle Cattle 2.5 (fat basis)  
 Edible offal  1   
 Muscle Pig, Horse, Goat, 
Sheep, Poultry 0.2 (fat basis)  
 Edible offal   0.2  
 Milk  0.02  F 
 Egg  0.2  
Etrimfos Muscle, Edible offal Cattle 0.01  
 Milk  0.01  F 
 Muscle Poultry 0.02  
 Egg  0.01  
Fenbutatin Oxide Muscle 0.02  
 kidney , Liver Cattle, Pig, Horse, 
Goat, Sheep 0.2  
 3 4 Milk  0.02  
Fenitrothion Muscle Livestock 0.05  (fat basis)  
 Milk  0.002  F 
Fensulfothion Muscle Cattle, Goat, Sheep 0.02 (fat basis)  
 Edible offal   0.02   
Fenthion Muscle Livestock 2 (fat basis)  
 Milk  0.05  F 
Fenvalerate Muscle Livestock 1 (fat basis)  
 Edible offal   0.02   
 Milk  0.1  F 
Flusilazole Muscle, Fat Cattle 0.01  
 Edible offal   0.02  
 Milk  0.01  
 Muscle, Edible offal Chicken 0.01  
 Egg  0.01  
Glyphosate Muscle Cattle, Pig, Poultry 0.1  
 Edible offal  Cattle 2  
 Milk  0.1  
 Edible offal  Pig 1  
 Egg  0.1  
Heptachlor Muscle Livestock, Poultry 0.2 (fat basis)  
 Milk  0.006  F 
 Egg  0.05  
Isofenphos Muscle Livestock 0.02 (fat basis)  
 Edible offal,  Fat 
(except milk fat)  0.02   
 Muscle Poultry 0.02 (fat basis)  
 Edible offal, Fat  0.02  
 Milk  0.01  F 
Lindane Muscle Cattle, Pig, Sheep 2 (fat basis)  
 Milk  0.01 F 
 Muscle Poultry 0.7 (fat basis)  
 Egg  0.1  
Mecarbam Muscle, Edible offal Cattle 0.01  
 Milk  0.01  
Methacrifos Milk  0.01  F 
 Muscle Poultry 0.01 (fat basis)  
 Egg  0.01   
Methamidophos Muscle Cattle, Goat, Sheep 0.01  
 Fat   0.01  
 Milk  0.01  
Methidathion Muscle, Edible 
offal, Fat Cattle, Pig, Poultry 0.02   
 Muscle, Fat Sheep 0.02   
 Edible offal  0.002    5 Milk  0.0008 (fat basis)  
 Egg  0.02  
Methiocarb Muscle Livestock, Poultry 0.05  
 Milk  0.05  
 Egg  0.05  
Methomyl Muscle Livestock 0.02  
 Milk  0.02  
Methoprene Muscle Livestock 0.2 (fat basis)  
 Edible offal   0.1  
 Milk Cattle 0.05  F 
 Egg  0.05  
Monocrotophos Muscle, Edible offal Cattle, Pig, Goat, 
Sheep, Poultry 0.02  
 Milk  0.002  
 Milk product  0.02  
 Egg  0.02  
Paraquat Muscle Cattle, Pig, Sheep 0.05  
 Kidney   0.5  
 Edible offal (except 
kidney)  0.05  
 Milk  0.01  
 Egg  0.01  
Permethrin Muscle Livestock 1 (fat basis)  
 Edible offal   0.1   
 Milk  0.1  F 
 Muscle Poultry 0.1    
 Egg  0.1   
Phenthoate Muscle Cattle 0.05  
 Milk  0.01  F 
 Egg  0.05  
Phorate Muscle Livestock 0.05  
 Milk  0.05  
 Egg  0.05  
Phosalone Muscle Sheep 0.05  
 Fat   0.5  
Phosmet Muscle Cattle 1 (fat basis)  
 Milk  0.02  F 
Phoxim  Muscle Cattle 0.2 (fat basis)  
 Muscle Sheep 0.5 (fat basis)  
 Milk  0.05  F 
Pirimicarb Muscle Livestock 0.05   
 Milk  0.05  
 Egg  0.05   
Pirimiphos-methyl Muscle Livestock 0.05   
 Milk  0.05  F  6  Dried fish 8  
 Egg  0.05  
Prochloraz Muscle Cattle 0.1  
 Edible offal   5  
 Fat  0.5  
 Milk  0.1  
Propargite Muscle Livestock, Poultry 0.1 (fat basis)  
 Milk  0.1  F 
 Egg  0.1  
Propiconazole Muscle, Edible offal Livestock 0.05  
 Milk  0.01  
 Muscle Poultry 0.05  
 Egg  0.05  
Propoxur Muscle Livestock 0.05  
 Milk  0.05  
Pyrethrins  Dried fish 3  
Spinosad Muscle, Liver Cattle 2  
 Fat  3  
 Kidney, Milk  1  
 Milk fat  5  
 Muscle 1  
 Fat 2  
 Edible offal Pig, Other 
terrestrial mammals
0.5  
 Muscle Poultry 0.02  
 Fat  0.4  
 Edible offal  0.05  
 Egg  0.05  
Terbufos Muscle, Edible offal Cattle, Chicke 0.05  
 Milk Cattle 0.01  
 Egg  0.01  
Thiabendazole Muscle, Edible offal Cattle, Pig, Horse, 
Goat, Sheep 0.1  
 Milk  0.1  
Thiophanate-methyl Muscle Chicken 0.1  
Triadimefon Muscle Livestock, Poultry 0.1  
 Milk  0.1  
 Egg  0.1  
Trichlorfon Muscle, Edible 
offal, Fat Cattle, Pig 0.1  
 Muscle Sheep 0.1  
 Milk  0.05  
Vinclozolin Muscle Cattle 0.05  
 Milk  0.05  
 Muscle Chicken 0.05  
 Egg  0.05   7Note 1: The offals listed in this table are the edible parts. 
Note 2:「F」means the maximum residue limit of pesticide of milk products should be 
calculated below: 
(1) If the fat content of the milk products is less than 2%, the maximum residue limit 
of pesticide of milk products should be half of the maximum residue limit of 
pesticide of milk. 
(2) If the fat content of the milk products is equal to or more than 2%, the maximum 
residue limit of pesticide of milk products should be 25 times of  the maximum residue limit of pesticide of milk, expressed on a fat basis. 
  
Amendment point:  
1.MRLs for the pesticide 2,4,5-T and ethiofencarb in livestock and poultry 
products are be revoked.  
2.Amendment the Note 2 on “F＂ symbols used against MRLs for milk.