1Veterinary Drug Residue Limits in Foods  
 
DOH Food No.658449 Announced, 4/11/1987 
DOH Food No.86023198 Amended, 4/21/1997 
DOH Food No.0900002580 Amended, 1/8/2001 
DOH Food No.0940403032 Amended, 4/15/2005 DOH Food No.0940410948 Amended, 1/11/2006 
DOH Food No. 0950402683 Amended, 04/17/2006 
DOH Food No. 0950404849 Amended, 06/21/2006 DOH Food No. 0960400187 Amended, 01/25/2007 
DOH Food No. 0960410129 Amended, 12/28/2007 
DOH Food No. 0970400541 Amended, 3/17/2008 
 
Article 1 
This Standard is prescribed in accorda nce with the provisions of  Article 10 of the Act 
Governing Food Sanitation.   
 
Article 2 
The examination of ve terinary drug residues  referred in this Standard  shall be marker 
residue, including the drug itself and its  significant relevant metabolities.  
 Article 3  
The veterinary drug residue limits in foods  shall meet the following Table. Veterinary 
drugs not listed in the Table shall not be de tected. For those listed veterinary drugs not 
permitted to be used by  Council of Agriculture, Executive Yuan shall only apply to the 
imported products. 
 
Substance Tissue Species Maximum Residue 
Limit 
（ppm（1）） 
Muscle , Fat 0.1 Abamectin Kidney Cattle 
0.05 
Muscle , Fat , Milk 0.1 Albendazole Liver , Kidney Cattle , Sheep 
5 
Muscle, Liver , Kidney , FatCattle , Pigs , Sheep , 
Goats , Poultry 
Milk Cattle , Sheep 0.01 
Amoxicillin 
Muscle Fish(3) 0.05 
Muscle, Liver, Kidney, Fat Cattle , Pigs Ampicillin 
Milk Cattle 0.01  2Muscle Fish(3) 0.05 
Muscle, Liver, Kidney 0.5 
Fat Cattle 
2.0 
Muscle 0.5 
Liver Chickens , Turkeys , 
Pheasants 1.0 
Kidney 1.0 Amprolium 
Eggs Chickens , Turkeys 
4 
Muscle , Fat Cattle , Pigs , Sheep , 
Goats , Poultry 0.05 
Cattle , Pigs , Sheep , Goats 2 Apramycin 
Liver, Kidney Poultry 1 
Muscle 0.5 
Liver , Kidney Pigs , Chickens , Turkeys 
2 Arsenic 
Eggs Chickens , Turkeys 0.5 
Muscle , Fat 0.06 Azaperone Liver , Kidney Pigs 
0.1 
Muscle , Liver , Kidney , FatCattle , Pigs , Chickens , 
Turkeys , Pheasants , Quail 
Milk Cattle Bacitracin 
Eggs Chickens , 
Turkeys,Pheasants , Quail 0.5 
Muscle , Fat 0.01 
Liver , Kidney 0.02 
Milk Cattle 
0.1 
Muscle , Fat 0.05 
Liver , Kidney 0.1 Bendiocarb 
Eggs Poultry 
0.05 
Muscle , Liver , Kidney , FatCattle , Pigs , Sheep , 
Goats , Poultry 0.05 
Benzylpenicillin 
Milk Cattle , Sheep 0.004 
Bovine Somatotropin
（Recombinant） Muscle , Liver , Kidney , 
Fat , Milk Cattle Not specified 
Muscle , Fat 0.1 
Liver , Kidney 0.4 Buquinolate 
Eggs Chickens 
0.2 
Muscle , Fat （including skin ） 0.005 Carazolol Liver , Kidney Pigs 
0.025 
Liver 0.030 Carbadox Muscle Pigs 
0.005 
Muscle, Fat, 
Liver, Kidney  
0.02  
Cefapirin (Cephapirin) 
Milk  
Cattle 
0.01 
Muscle 1 
Liver , Fat 2 
Kidney Cattle , Pigs 
6 Ceftiofur 
Milk Cattle 0.1 
Muscle Cattle , Pigs , Sheep , 
Poultry , Fish(2) , Giant 
prawn(2), Shrimps(2) (3) 0.2 Chlortetracyline ,  
Oxytetracycline & 
Tetracycline 
Liver Cattle , Pigs , Sheep , 0.6  3Kidney Poultry 1.2 
Eggs Poultry 0.4 
Milk Cattle , Sheep 0.1 
Muscle 0.2 
Liver 1.5 
Kidney Cattle , Sheep , Goats 
3 
Muscle , Liver , Kidney , Fat Pigs 0.2 
Milk Cattle 0.02 
Muscle 5 Clopidol 
Liver , Kidney Chickens , Turkeys 
15 
Muscle , Liver 1 
Kidney , Fat Cattle 
3 
Muscle , Liver 1.5 
Kidney 5 Closantel 
Fat Sheep 
2 
Muscle , Liver , Kidney , FatCloxacillin Milk Cattle 0.01 
Muscle , Liver , Kidney 0.02 
Fat 0.2 Cyfluthrin 
Milk Cattle 
0.04 
Muscle , Liver , Kidney 0.02 
Fat Cattle , Pigs , Sheep 
0.4 Cyhalothrin 
Milk Cattle 0.03 
Cyromazine Muscle , Liver , Kidney , FatSheep , Goats 0.2 
Cattle , Chickens 0.2 Muscle Pigs 0.1 
Liver , Kidney Cattle , Chickens 0.4 
Liver 0.05 
Kidney Pigs 
0.2 Danofloxacin 
Fat Cattle , Pigs , Chickens 0.1 
Muscle 1 Decoquinate Liver , Kidney , Fat Cattle , Chickens , Goats 
2 
Muscle Cattle , Sheep , 
Chickens,Salmon 0.03 
Liver , Kidney 0.05 
Fat Cattle , Sheep , Chickens 
0.5 
Milk Cattle 0.3 Deltamethrin 
Eggs Chickens 0.03 
Muscle , Kidney 0.0005 
Liver Cattle , Horse , Pigs 
0.0025 Dexamethasone 
Milk Cattle 0.0003 
Cattle , Sheep , Goats , 
Poultry 0.05 
Muscle , Liver , Kidney , Fat
Pigs 0.1 
Milk Goats , Sheep 0.02 Dichlorvos 
Eggs Poultry 0.05 
Muscle 0.5 Diclazuril 
Liver Sheep , Poultry , Rabbits 
3  4Kidney 2 
Fat 1 
Muscle 0.2 
Liver , Kidney 0.4 Dicyclanil 
Fat Sheep 
0.15 
Muscle , Liver , Fat 0.6 
Kidney Cattle , Pigs , Sheep , 
Chickens 
 1 Dihydrostreptomycin 
& Streptonmycin 
Milk Cattle 0.2 
Dimetridazole Muscle , Liver , Kidney , FatPigs , Poultry 0.005 
Muscle 0.5 
Liver 12 
Kidney 6 Diminazene 
Milk Cattle 
0.15 
Cattle 0.01 Muscle 
 Pigs 0.005 
Liver 0.1 
Kidney 0.03 Doramectin 
Fat Cattle , Pigs 
0.15 
Doxycycline Muscle Fish 0.01 
Muscle 0.1 
Liver 2 
Kidney 0.3 
Fat 0.15 Eprinomectin 
Milk Cattle 
0.02 
Muscle , Liver , Kidney , FatCattle , Pigs , Sheep , 
Goats , Poultry 0.3 
Milk Cattle , Sheep 0.04 
Eggs Poultry 0.3 Erythromycin 
Muscle Fish(3) 0.2 
Estradiol-17beta Muscle , Liver , Kidney , Fat Cattle Unnecessary 
Muscle Heifers , Calves , Steers 
Lambs 0.12ppb 
Liver 0.24ppb 
Kidney 0.36ppb 
Fat Cattle 
0.48ppb Estradiol and related 
esters 
Liver , Kidney , Fat Lambs 0.6ppb 
Muscle 0.5 Ethopabate Liver , Kidney Chickens 
1.5 
Muscle , Kidney , Fat 0.1 
Liver Cattle , Pigs , Sheep , Goats 
0.5 Febantel,Fenbendazole 
& 
Oxfendazole Milk Cattle , Sheep 0.1 
Muscle 0.3 
Liver Cattle 
3.7 Florfenicol 
Muscle (including skin) Fish(3) 1  5Muscle 0.2 
Liver , Kidney 0.5 Fluazuron 
Fat Cattle 
7 
Muscle , Liver Pigs 0.01 
Muscle 0.2 
Liver 0.5 Flubendazole 
Eggs Poultry 
0.4 
Muscle , Liver 0.5 
Kidney 3 
Fat Cattle , Pigs , Sheep , 
Chickens 
1 Flumequine 
Muscle (including skin) Trout, Fish(3) 0.5 
Muscle , Fat 0.1 
Liver 2 
Kidney Cattle , Pigs 
 
 5 Gentamicin 
Milk Cattle 0.2 
Muscle 0.1 
Liver 0.3 Halofuginone 
hydrobromide Fat(Skin) Chickens , Turkeys 
0.2 
Muscle 0.3 
Liver 2 
Kidney 1.5 Imidocarb 
Fat , Milk Cattle 
0.05 
Muscle , Fat , Milk 0.1 
Liver 0.5 Isometamidium 
Kidney Cattle 
1 
Liver 0.1 
Fat Cattle 
 0.04 
Liver 0.015 
Fat Pigs , Goats , Sheep , 
Poultry 0.02 Ivermectin 
Milk Cattle 0.01 
Muscle , Liver , Kidney , Fat Pigs , Poultry 
Eggs Poultry 0.2 
Kitasamycin 
Muscle Fish 0.05 
Liver Cattle , Rabbits 0.7 
Fat(Skin) Chickens 0.3 Lasalocid Muscle , Liver , Kidney , 
Fat , Milk Sheep Not needed 
Muscle , Kidney , Fat 0.01 
Levamisole Liver Cattle , Pigs , Sheep , 
Poultry 
 0.1 
Muscle , Fat 0.1 
Liver 0.5 
Kidney Cattle , Pigs , Sheep , 
Chickens 
1.5 
Milk Cattle 0.15 Lincomycin 
Muscle Fish(3) 0.1 
Muscle 0.24 
Liver 0.72 Maduramicin ammonium 
Fat(Skin) Poultry 
0.48 
Mebendazole Muscle , Liver , Kidney , Fat Cattle , Pigs , Sheep , Goats 0.02  6Milk Cattle , Sheep 
Liver 0.002 Melengestrol acetate Fat Cattle 
0.005 
Metrifonate(see 
Trichlorfon)    
Muscle , Liver , Kidney , Fat 0.05 
Milk Cattle , Goats 
0.01 Monensin Muscle , Liver , Kidney , 
Fat , Eggs Chickens , Turkeys , Quail Not needed 
Muscle , Fat Cattle , Pigs , Sheep , Goats 0.3 
Cattle , Sheep , Goats 2 Liver , Kidney Pigs 5 Morantel 
Milk Cattle , Sheep 0.1 
Cattle , Deer 0.02 Muscle Sheep 0.05 
Liver 0.1 
Kidney 0.05 Moxidectin 
Fat  
Cattle , Sheep , Deer 
0.5 
Muscle , Liver , Kidney , Fat Cattle 0.05 
Muscle 0.6 
Liver 1.8 Narasin 
Fat(Skin) Chickens 
1.2 
Muscle , Fat , Milk 0.5 
Liver 15 
Kidney  
Cattle 
20 
Muscle , Liver , Fat 0.5 
Kidney Pigs , Sheep , Goats , 
Turkeys , Chickens , Ducks 10 Neomycin 
Eggs Chickens 0.5 
Nicarbazin Muscle , Liver , Kidney ,  
Fat（Skin） Chickens 0.2 
Muscle , Liver , Kidney , FatCattle , Chickens , Turkeys , 
Ducks 1.0 
Novobiocin 
Milk Cattle 0.1 
Oleandomycin Muscle  ,Liver , Kidney , 
Fat Cattle , Pigs , Sheep , 
Goats , Chickens , Turkeys 0.15 
Ormetoprim Muscle , Liver , Kidney , FatChickens , Turkeys , Ducks , 
Catfish , Salmon 0.1 
Muscle , Liver , Kidney , FatCattle , Pigs , Sheep , 
Goats , Poultry 0.3 
Oxacillin 
Milk Cattle , Sheep 0.03 
Oxfendazole （See 
Febantel）    
Muscle (including skin) Fish(3) 0.05 
Oxolinic acid Muscle Shrimps(3) 0.05 
Oxytetracycline （See 
Chlortetracycline ）     
Penicillin Muscle , Liver , Kidney , Fat Turkeys 0.01 
Muscle , Liver , Kidney Cattle , Pigs , Sheep , Goats 0.1 Piperonyl butoxide 
Muscle(fatbase) , Liver , 
Kidney Poultry 0.5  7Eggs 1 
Milk Cattle 0.05 
Muscle , Liver , Kidney 0.05 
Fat Cattle , Pigs , Sheep , Goats 
0.4 Phoxim 
Milk Cattle 10 
Muscle , Fat Praziquantel Liver , Kidney Sheep 0.05 
Muscle , Liver , Kidney Cattle , Pigs , Chickens 0.05 Procaine benzylpenicillin Milk Cattle 0.004 
Procine Somatotropin Muscle , Liver , Kidney , Fat Pigs Unnecessary 
Progesterone Muscle , Liver , Kidney , Fat Cattle Unnecessary 
Muscle , Liver , Kidney , 
Eggs 0.1 Robenidine 
hydrochloride Fat(Skin) Chickens 
0.2 
Muscle , Fat 0.05 
Liver , Kidney Cattle 
0.5 
Muscle , Liver , Kidney , Fat Pigs 0.1 
Muscle , Fat 0.1 
Liver , Kidney 0.5 Salinomycin 
Eggs Poultry 
0.02 
Muscle 0.01 
Liver , Kidney 0.08 Sarafloxacin 
Fat Chickens ,Turkeys 
 
 0.02 
Muscle 0.13 Semduramicin Liver Chickens 
0.4 
Muscle 0.5 
Liver , Fat 2 
Kidney Cattle , Pigs , Sheep , 
Chickens 
5 
Milk Cattle 0.2 Spectinomycin 
Eggs Chickens 2 
Muscle 0.2 
Liver 0.6 
Fat Cattle , Pigs , Chickens 
0.3 
Cattle , Pigs 0.3 Kidney Chickens 0.8 
Milk Cattle 0.2 Spiramycin 
Muscle Fish(3)、Shrimps(3) 0.2 
Streptomycin 
（See dihydrostreptomycin ）    
Muscle , Liver , Kidney , 
Eggs , Fat Cattle , Pigs , Sheep , 
Goats , Poultry Sulfadrugs 
Milk Cattle , Sheep 0.1 
Sulfadimethoxine(4) Muscle Fish(3)、Shrimps(3) 0.1 
Sulfamonomethoxine(4) Muscle Fish(3)、Shrimps(3) 0.1 
Testosterone Muscle , Liver , Kidney , Fat Cattle Unnecessary 
Muscle 0.64ppb 
Liver 1.3ppb 
Kidney 1.9ppb Testosterone propionate 
Fat Heifers 
2.6ppb  8Tetracycline 
（See Chlortetracycline ）    
Muscle Pigs , Fish 0.05 
Liver 0.1 
Kidney 0.5 Thiamphenicol 
Fat Pigs 
0.05 
Muscle , Liver , Kidney , Fat Cattle , Pigs , Goats , Sheep 0.1 Tiabendazole Milk Cattle , Sheep 0.1 
Tiamulin Muscle ,Liver , Kidney , Fat Pigs , Poultry 0.1 
Muscle , Fat Cattle , Pigs , Sheep 0.1 
Cattle , Sheep 1 Liver Pigs 1.5 
Cattle , Sheep 0.3 Kidney Pigs 1 
Muscle 0.075 
Skin, Fat 0.075 
Liver 1 Tilmicosin 
Kidney Chickens 
0.25 
Muscle 0.002 
Trenbolone acetate 
Liver Cattle 
0.01 
Muscle , Liver , Kidney , 
Fat , Milk Cattle 0.05 
Trichlorfon 
Muscle Fish 0.01 
Muscle 0.2 
Liver , Kidney 0.3 
Fat Cattle 
0.1 Triclabendazole 
Muscle , Liver , Kidney , Fat Sheep 0.1 
Muscle , Liver , Kidney , FatCattle , Pigs , Sheep , 
Goats , Poultry Trimethoprim 
Milk Cattle 0.05 
Muscle , Liver , Kidney , FatCattle , Pigs , Chickens , 
Turkeys 
Eggs Chickens , Turkeys 0.2 
Tylosin 
Milk Cattle 0.05 
Muscle 0.1 
Liver 0.3 
Kidney , Fat Pigs 
0.4 
Muscle , Liver , Kidney , 
Fat , Milk Cattle Virginiamycin 
Muscle , Liver , Kidney , 
Fat , Eggs Chickens Not required 
Muscle 3 
Liver , Kidney 6 
Fat Chickens 
2 Zoalene 
Muscle , Liver Turkeys 3 
Muscle 0.02 Zeranol Liver Cattle 
 0.01  9Note 1：The  maximum residue limit unit of milk is mg/L. 
Note 2：Oxytetracycline only. 
Note 3：The species of fish and shrimps in this standard  indicate the acqatic animals that list in the 
Guidelines on veterinary drugs of acqatic anim als, Veterinary Drugs Control Act established by 
Council of Agriculture, Executive Yuan. 
Note 4：The combined of residues of Sulfadimethoxine and Sulfamonomethoxine should notexceed 
0.1 ppm。  
 
Article 4  
This Standard shall be implemen ted from the date of promulgation.