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Risk Assessment
Management and
Research Outcomes
Cosmetics
Management
Appendix
National
Laboratory and
Testing Network
Risk Communication
and Consumer
Protection
International
Cooperation and
Cross-Strait Exchange
Food
Management
Medicinal
Products
Management
Policy and
Organization
Controlled
Drugs
Management
Medical
Devices
Management
Date
Location
Title of medicinal products meetings and exchange activities
September
2014
Taipei, Taiwan
Drug Safety Management and R&D working Group
September
2014
Taipei, Taiwan
Drug Safety Management and R&D working Group - Medical Device
(Machinery) Sub-Working Group Meeting
October
2014
Taipei, Taiwan
Drug Safety Management and R&D working Group - Drugs and
Cosmetics Sub-Working Group Meeting
November
2014
Fuzhou, Fujian Province,
Mainland China
Third Cross-Strait Technical Exchange and Conference for Medicinal
Product Testing
November
2014
Fuzhou, Fujian Province,
Mainland China
Drug Safety Management and R&D working Group - Inspection and
Testing Sub-Working Group Meeting
December
2014
Harbin, Heilongjiang Province,
Mainland China
Fourth Cross-Strait Conference for Collaborative Medical and Medicinal
Products Research and Development Collaboration
December
2014
Harbin,
Heilongjiang Province,
Mainland China
2014 Cross-Strait High-level Meeting for Medical and Medicinal Product
Safety Management and Research and Development Work Group
December
2014
Harbin,
Heilongjiang Province,
Mainland China
2014 Cross-Strait Drug Safety Management and R&D working Group
- Drugs and Cosmetics Sub-Working Group Meeting and Health
(Healthcare) Food Products Sub-Working Group Meeting
Table 9-1
List of cross-strait meetings and exchanges on medicinal products in 2014
2. Establishing Rapid Reporting Systems to Ensure Food, Medical, and Medicinal
Product Safety
(1) To ensure that both Taiwan and Mainland China are able to receive timely notification in the event of
food, medicinal product, and cosmetic incidents, a quick notification system has been established
by both parties. Contact window communication and enhanced safety management measures were
employed in order to quickly eliminate doubts for the general public in both Taiwan and Mainland
China.
(2) In 2014, Mainland China authorities notified Taiwan of 667 nonconforming food products exported
from Taiwan to Mainland China, of which 535 cases were found to conform to the regulations of
Taiwan (with the violations resulting from differences in standards of both countries) and 132 cases
were found to have violated the regulations of Taiwan. Causes of nonconformities, in descending
order of incidence, were 141 cases of labeling issues, 122 cases of microbial content, 43 cases of
colorants, 37 cases of preservatives, 28 cases of imports without inspection and quarantine permit for
access, 26 cases of heavy metals, 13 cases of sweeteners, nine cases of bleach, one case of animal
medication, one case of pesticide, one case of mycotoxin, and 245 cases for other causes. The 132
cases of violation were reported to the competent health bureau following the
Procedure for Handling
Food Product Exports from Taiwan Determined to be Nonconforming
. Food exporters were provided
with consultation to encourage compliance to regulations of other countries. Actions were taken
against the violating cases as well.