72 / 124
72
2014 Annual Report
Preservatives
Heavy metals
(packaged drinking water)
Heavy metals (mushrooms)
Heavy metals (rice)
Veterinary drugs
Agricultural pesticides
0
50
100
150
200
250
300
350
400
450
2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013
40
6
0
135
17
0
12
187
17
0
12
196
0
18
12
202
0
38
12
202
0
40
12
202
0
6
2
57
12
215
0
6
2
74
12
252
0
6
2
119
12
Fig. 8-1 Gradual increase of test items after implementation of the
joint division from 2005 to 2013
2. Results of Joint Regional Division
The implementation ratio of local self-test ability, starting from 2010 onwards, have
been increasing year by year from the 35% average implementation before the
subsidies, and in 2013 has already increased to about 70%. Newly added
“
Self-test
items
”
include agricultural pesticides (252 items), veterinary drugs (119 items), heavy
metals (11 items), mycotoxins (3 items), western drugs mixed to food (135 items), and
others. After implementation of the joint division from 2005 to 2013, test items have
increased gradually, improving the food testing capacities (Fig. 8-1).
3. Laboratory Accreditation
To ensure the testing quality of local health bureaus, until 2013, a total of 19 health
bureaus laboratories have been accredited by TFDA, and counseling for health
bureaus outside Taiwan Island to establish the authorized testing items has also been
completed.