Page 11 - Taiwan Food and Drug Administration 2016 Annual Report

2016 ANNUAL
REPORT

Part I Policy and Organization

Chapter 1. Administrative Objectives and Highlights

Quality, safety, and performance of food, drugs, and cosmetics are closely linked with public
health. To achieve effective management of food, drugs, and cosmetics sold on the market,
prohibit illegal products, assess and management product risks, prevent and control drug abuse,
promote national programs for developing biotechnology, strengthen consumer protection, and
align international trends of global food and drugs safety, the original Food and Drug Bureau has Part I - Policy and Organization Administrative Objectives and Highlights
been reorganized to become the Food and Drugs Administration, Ministry of Health and Welfare
(TFDA) in the hopes of strengthening food and drugs safety management (Figure 1-1-1).
TFDA shall refer to administrative guidelines of the Executive Yuan, policy implementation
and developments, and current state of the general society in order to enhance food and drug
regulations and management, strengthen the control of sources, manufacturing, and distribution
of food and drugs, achieve effective control over raw materials and imported products, establish
transparency of product information, safeguard consumer safety, and provide the public with a
consumer environment that promotes Safe Food and Safe Drugs.

Food Medical device
management management

Cosmetics
Medicinal management
product management Safe drugs Safe food

Enforcing product Risk management and
source management consumer protection

Strengthen international
collaboration

Figure 1-1-1 TFDA management efforts in response to growing product diversity and complexity

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