Risk Assessment and Risk Management 60 Section 1 Risk Assessment 61 Section 2 Risk Management and Emergency Response Mechanism 62 The National Laboratory 64 Section 1 Mission of the National Laboratory 65 Section 2 Laboratory Function Enhancement 66 Laboratory Network 70 Section 1 Strengthening the Testing Capability and Quality of Local Health Bureau Laboratories 71 Section 2 Laboratory Accreditation and Management 73 Section 3 Mobilization for Emergency 76 Research Outcomes 78 Section 1 Food Safety Control Research 79 Section 2 Medical Products Safety Quality Research 81 Section 3 Substance Dependence Integrated Research 84 Section 4 Nanotechnology Product Policy and Management Research 85 Section 5 Agricultural Biotechnology and Genetically Modified Organisms (GMOs) Research 87 International Cooperation and Cross-Strait Exchanges 88 Section 1 International Cooperation and Exchange 89 Section 2 Globalization of Laboratory Testing 93 Section 3 Cross-Strait Exchanges 95 Consumer Protection and Advocacy 96 Section 1 Providing Immediate Information to Consumer 97 Section 2 Consumer Communication and Advocacy 99 Major Events 104 Section 1 Illegal Starch Manufacturing Contamination Incident 105 Section 2 Illegal Cooking Oil Adulteration and Copper Chlorophyll Tainting Incident 106 Section 3 The 2013 Act Governing Food Sanitation Amendment 109 Section 4 Integrating into PIC/S as the Official Participating Authority 111 Appendix 1 Annual Statistics 115 Appendix 2 Website Links 119 6 Chapter 8 Chapter 7 Chapter 9 Chapter Supportive Systems 10 Chapter 11 Chapter 12 Chapter Appendix