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Table 12-4 Main authorities and tasks given to health authorities by the 2013 act
governing food sanitation
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June 19, 2013: Authorization and Tasks from Act Governing Food
Sanitation
New additions by
amendment
Amended
section / clause
Content
I. Add special
chapter of risk
management
for food safety
Section 2
The competent authority, in regards of emerging contaminants,
amended the law to authorize health authorities, based on
risk assessment or results of epidemiological survey of major
food safety incidents are to announce the necessary governing
measures in regards to significant or sudden food safety
incidents, such as limiting or prohibiting imports and inspection.
In addition, health authorities, based on scientific preventive
principles, should be authorized to establish a food sanitation
and safety monitoring system, and in the event of incidents
endangering food sanitation and safety, they should issue
warnings or adopt the necessary governing measures
II. Strengthen
food
businesses
management
Article 7
Stipulate businesses self-management responsibilities
Article 8
Enforce the rule that businesses can only begin to operate
after registration
Article 9
Establish a traceablility system for tracing the sources and
tracking the flow
Article 12
Employ personnel with specialized professional or technical
certificates
II. Strengthen
food
businesses
management
Article 22 and
Article 23
Require labels to state names of additive ingredients, not only
functional names. Authorize the central competent authority
to require labeling with main ingredients and their percentages
III. Strengthen the
governing of
food imports
Article 30
Import Custom Incentives
Based on risk management principles, import custom
incentives may be implemented for businesses with good
import records to encourage continued self- management
disciplines
Article 33
Food Importer Liabilities
To prevent the bound foodstuff in custody from being placed
on the market by businesses, an imported food custody and
money bond system has been put in place
Article 35
Implementation of Source Management
The competent authority has been authorized to implement
systematic inspection before importation and send
inspectors overseas for on-site inspections, reinforcement of
management, and control of high-risk products