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The National Laboratory
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The technologies, functions, and categories of foods, medicines, medical devices
and cosmetics had being grown at high speed. In order to catch up the trend, TFDA
had taken all the contemporary sciences and technologies to boost up laboratory
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surveillances for the outbreaks.
Section 1 Mission of the National Laboratory
Status
National Laboratory dominates all testing laboratories in medicines, foods, and
cosmetics analysis which constantly works hard toward the new analytical method
setting, research investigation, and local/district collaboration.
Policy and Outcome
1. Improve Inspection Capabilities
(1) In 2013, TFDA purchased 19 new cutting edge instruments. The instructions in
detail for all instruments were well written and available to the public.
(2) Five conferences related to non-target and unknowns screening were held in 2013.
The new and old concepts associated with chromatography, optical spectroscopy,
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participants.
2. Inspection and Testing Functions
(1) Basic testing: Registration testing of medical equipment, health food, special
nutrition supplements, food additives, lot release testing for biologics, and testing of
emergency events. Almost four thousand items were conducted a year.
(2) Cooperative Testing: Inspection or service testing for the related authorities, testing
for food poisoning outbreak, testing for adulterant and illegal drugs of food and
Chinese medicines. The results shown 392 items out of 2,566 tests were violated.
(3) Collaborative Testing: Contract or assistance of testing for illegal drugs, medicines,
and controlled drug, adulterant in Chinese medicine and food products. A total of
4,460 tests were conducted, while 3,499 items were violated.