APEC進口食品農藥最大殘留容許量指引簡介   全文下載

Introduction of APEC Import MRL Guideline for Pesticides

食品中農藥殘留容許量之制定為各國管理農產品或食品安全的重要工作，APEC各經濟體在兼顧食品安全、保護消費者以及減少不必要的貿易障礙下，有必要對農藥最大殘留容許量標準之訂定，建立一致化的方法，以達到區域經濟貿易自由化的目的。有鑑於此，APEC透過會員經濟體的討論，包括臺灣，於2016年完成訂定APEC進口食品農藥殘留最大容許量指引，本文簡介其內容，並說明訂定標準時可能面臨的各種情境，使管理者、業者、消費者及其他利害關係者能瞭解國際上對農藥殘留容許量制定之原則，協助農藥管理面向之食品安全風險溝通。

Setting maximum residues levels (MRLs) of pesticide in foods or produce is essential for agricultural products or food safety management in countries. APEC economies are required to take into account of food safety for protecting consumers' health and reduce unnecessary trade barriers. It is necessary for APEC economies to have a guideline on possible approaches to achieve alignment of international MRLs under the theme of regional economic and trade liberalization. In view of this, APEC published import MRL guideline for pesticides in 2016 through discussion within APEC economies including Taiwan. This article described its contents and explained the various situations that may be faced when setting MRL standards. Using the illustration of scenarios, stakeholders include food safety managers, food business operators, consumers and others can understand the principles of MRL setting. It will be helpful for risk communication in pesticide residue management in the future.