Article 1
This standard is prescribed in accordance with the provisions of Article 17 of the Act Governing Food Sanitation.
Article 2
The tolerance of aflatoxin in foods shall meet the following standards:
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│Food Category │Tolerance of Total Aflatoxin │
│ │(Including Aflatoxin B1, B2, G1, G2) │
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│Peanut, corn │Not more than 15 ppb │
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│Rice, sorghum, │Not more than 10ppb │
│legumes, nuts, │ │
│wheat, barley and │ │
│oat │ │
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│Edible oils and fats│Not more than 10ppb │
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│Milk │Not more than 0.5 ppb (as aflatoxinM1)│
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│Milk powder │Not more than 5.0 ppb (as aflatoxinM1)│
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│Other foods │Not more than10ppb │
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Article 3
The tolerance of ochratoxin A in foods shall meet the following standards:
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│Food Category │Tolerance ofOchratoxin A │
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│Rice, wheat, barley │Not more than5ppb │
│and oat │ │
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│Roasted coffee beans│Not more than 5 ppb │
│and coffee powder │ │
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Article 4
The tolerance of patulin in foods shall meet the following standards:
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│Food Category │Tolerance ofPatulin │
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│Apple juice andmixed│Not more than50ppb │
│beverages │ │
│containingapple │ │
│juice │ │
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Article 5
The tolerance of citrinin in foods shall meet the following standards:
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│Food Category │Tolerance ofCitrinin │
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│Monascuscolor │Not more than200ppb │
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│Red yeast rice │Not more than5 ppm │
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│Complex food │Not more than2 ppm │
│containingred yeast │ │
│rice │ │
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Article 6
The tolerance of mycotoxin in infant foods shall be compatible with the "Sanitation Standard for Infant Foods".
Article 7
This Standard shall be implemented from the date of promulgation.