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3. Food Safety Defense League
(1) To establish the Food Safety Defense League, food and nutrition science departments of major
universities in Taiwan were invited to set up 5 League Centers and 13 Seed Institutions. Specialized
teams were established during this period to create
Food Safety and Sanitation
education manual
and lesson materials. These information and resources were used to construct network platforms and
Facebook groups for the league to create a short video entitled
Food Safety for the Whole Family
to
educate the public on food safety.
(2) The League also conducted tours in major universities and colleges throughout the country to provide
seminars for
Food Safety Defense League
seed instructors, training a total of 960 students from
food and nutritional science departments as qualified seed instructors. 129 of these seed instructors
visited junior high and elementary schools to promote food safety and sanitation education, providing
lessons to a total of 13,944 individuals. On 10 December 2013, the League held a press conference
on the promotion outcomes. Members of the League shared project results with the general public in
order to demonstrate the League's determination in safeguarding food safety and the effectiveness of
their measures.
4. Training Program for Food Sanitation Volunteers
(1) The
Training Program for Food Sanitation Volunteers
was initiated in 2013. Spirited individuals
concerned with food safety issues were recruited and undergo basic training for food safety
knowledge and competences so that they may play a part in upholding food safety throughout the
country.
(2) In 2014, a total of 1,500 individuals were recruited as Food Sanitation Volunteers. When major food
safety incidents occurred, these Volunteers would visit communities to promote correct food safety
concepts and awareness amongst the general public. At other times, the Volunteers will help health
agency personnel in the districts to promote food safety and health information, with 7,151 individuals
benefiting from such promotion programs.
5. Advocating Food Safety and Sanitation
(1) TFDA organized 9 special media interviews related to the
Tainted Oil Incident
to strengthen the
awareness for correct use and selection of oil products and eliminate uncertainties among the public.
A total of 3 printed advertisements, titled
Six Measures for Strengthening Food Safety - Defense,
Six Measures for Strengthening Food Safety - Cracking Down Intentional Adulteration
, and
Five
New Family Safeguards for Food Safety
, were also created to communicate correct food safety
information.
(2) Implementing
Elementary School Food Sanitation and Safety Promotion Program
: Creative drama
competitions were organized. Exciting drama performances by school groups were used to help
promote and internalize food sanitation and safety concepts.
(3) In 2014, TFDA organized promotional activities for food safety education at Food Taipei, the
international food expo, the Kaohsiung Food Show, the Mid-Autumn Festival Charity Souvenir Sales
Promotion Tour, the Southern Taiwan Biotechnology Expo, the Lifestyles & Regimen Exhibition, and
other food-related public exhibitions to strengthen public awareness and knowledge on health food
logos and food service sanitation ratings and assessments.