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Date

Regulation / standard name

Summary

15

December

Regulations Governing the Labeling of

Restructured Meat Products

Restructured meat provided by packaged or bulk food

product manufacturers or vendors directly serving prepared

foods and beverages must indicate in a conspicuous manner

the word restructured or similar terms

22

December

Labelling Requirements for

Prepackaged Food, Food Additives,

and Unpackaged Foods Containing

Ingredients of Genetically Modified

Organisms (GMOs)

1. Prepackaged food, food additives, and unpackaged food

containing genetically modified food material must be

labeled with the terms

GMO

or

contains GMO

2. Final products that no longer contain transgenetic

fragments or transgenic proteins are exempt from labeling

the product with

GMO

or

contains GMO

3. The maximum level for unintentional content of GMO in

non-GM food ingredients is 3%

26

December

Health Care Effects Specified in the

Health Food Control Act

TFDA formulated the Health Care

Effects Specified in

the Health Food Control Act

which contain the following:

liver protection, anti-fatigue, modulation of blood lipids,

modulation of blood sugar, modulation of immunity, bone

health protection, maintaining dental health, aging delay,

enhancing iron absorption, improvement to gastrointestinal

function, support blood pressure modulation, reducing body

fat formation, help modulate allergic constitution, and other

similar texts and phrases describing effects

January to

December

Standards for Pesticide Residue Limits

in Foods, Standards for Veterinary Drug

Residue Limits in Foods, Standards for

Specification, Scope, Application and

Limitation of Food Additives,

and food

sanitation standards

Total items formulated: 4,355 MRLs for 354 pesticides;

1,389 MRLs for 135 veterinary drugs; scopes, limits, and

specifications of usage for 800 types of food additives; and

36 food sanitation standards