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Food and Drug Administration
In order to raise local laboratories testing capacity, TFDA works vigorously to enhance
the testing ability and quality of local health bureau laboratories, and builds efficient
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laboratory accreditation. So far the accreditation region includes food, drug and
cosmetics, drug abuse urine testing and non-clinical Good Laboratory Practice (GLP)
testing. Besides, TFDA mobilizes integrated laboratory testing systems for emergency
testing demands, and announces list of laboratories. Thus laboratories can help
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Section 1 Strengthening the Testing Capability and Quality of
Local Health Bureau Laboratories
Status
In order to enhance the testing capacities of local health bureau laboratories, regional
integrated laboratory testing systems of local health bureaus were promoted since
2006. TFDA also coordinated authorized testing items of each local health bureau, and
all of the local health bureau joined the testing systems in 2010. In 2012 integrated
laboratory testing systems of municipal health bureaus were also built. Besides, TFDA
subsidizes equipment for local health bureau, and raises the testing technique and
capacities annually.
Policy and Outcome
Integration of the resources with the collaboration of the local health bureaus and the
supervising authorities boosts the quality and effectiveness of the laboratory function,
and further promotes the establishment for the National Food Safety Laboratory
Network.
1. Subsidizes for New Equipment to Strengthen the Testing Network
Capacities
After the implementation of regional integrated laboratory testing systems of local
health bureaus, every local health bureaus are responsible for authorized test items.
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relatively increased.
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