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Figure 2-1 APEC Online Communication Platform for Testing Techniques for Food-
Pesticide Residue Workshop
▍ Achievements and Benefits the testing R&D capabilities of related staff
within our country.
I. Organization of APEC Online
Communication Platform for II. Development of methods for
Testing Techniques for Food- testing food-related items
Pesticide Residue Workshop that are at high risk and of
high interest
The 2022 APEC Online Communication
Platform for Testing Techniques for Food- (I) Establishment of test methods in real time
Pesticide Residue Workshop (Figure 2-1) reflective of public opinions
was held. Experts and scholars from TFDA, 1. For the out-of-spec herbicide Glyphosate
Canada, Peru, Japan, Thailand, and Vietnam detected in the honey exported to Japan
gave keynote speeches and shared their from New Zealand, TFDA published the
experience in pesticide residue analytical “Method of Test for Pesticide Residues
techniques and monitoring. There were in Honey-Test of Glyphosate, an
around 150 participants from related official Herbicide”.
authorities such as Australia, Canada, Japan, 2. For the suspicious illegitimate use
Malaysia, Mexico, Peru, the Philippines, of phosphine by food businesses that
TFDA, respective public health bureaus, and was found by the local health bureau,
the Taiwan Agricultural Chemicals and Toxic TFDA referred to multiple international
Substances Research Institute attending the publications while developing qualitative
workshop. Through experience sharing and and quantitative approaches and also
exchange, participants gained additional new sent representatives to the EU reference
knowledge about novel testing techniques of laboratory to exchange the analysis
pesticide residues increased cooperation with experience. Eventually, the limitations of
member economies of APEC, and strengthened qualitative testing were overcome and a
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