Int. J. Environ. Res. Public Health 2010, 7 4.2. Department of Health (DOH) Due to their lipophilic (hydrophobic) properties, POPs readily accumulate in human tissue following the ingestion of contaminated foods, and may induce the so-called food chain biomagnification, posing both carcinogenic and endocrine disrupting effects. The Food Sanitation Management Act (FSMA), initially passed in Jan. 1975 and amended several times, is enacted for the governing of food sanitation, safety and quality to protect the health of citizens. One of the main aims for the Act is to ensure the sanitation, safety and quality standards for foods, food cleansers, food utensils, food containers and food packaging being sold, which were prescribed by the central competent authority (i.e., DOH). Under the authorization of the FSMA, the relevant regulation (“Residual Limits of Pesticides in Livestock and Poultry products”) pertains to the regulatory management of pesticide-POPs in the common foods (including meat, milk, and egg), as listed in Table 7. In the Regulation recently promulgated in Jun. 2008, the pesticide-POPs include aldrin, chlordane, DDT, dieldrin, endrin, lindane, and heptachlor. Table 7. Residue limits of pesticide-POPs in livestock and poultry products under the promulgation by the central competent authority (i.e., DOH) of Taiwan. 3625 Pesticide- POPs Aldrin Chlordane DDT Dieldrin Endrin Lindane Heptachlor Residual location Meat Milk Egg Meat Milk Meat Egg Meat Milk Egg Meat Milk Egg Meat Milk Meat Egg Meat Milk Meat Egg Meat Milk Egg Category Residual limit (ppm) Livestock 0.2 0.006 0.1 Livestock 0.05 0.002 Poultry 0.5 0.02 Livestock 5 0.05 0.5 Livestock 0.2 0.006 0.1 Livestock 0.1 0.0008 Poultry 1 0.2 Cattle/Pig/Sheep 2 0.01 Poultry 0.7 0.1 Livestock/Poultry 0.2 0.006 0.05 Comment Based on fat Based on fat Based on fat Based on fat Based on fat Based on fat Based on fat Based on fat Based on fat Based on fat