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2016 ANNUAL
REPORT

2. Strengthening Distributor Management
Distributors have corporate responsibilities that include ensuring product sanitation, safety, and
quality. Self-management and enforcement shall also comply with relevant laws and regulations
such as the Consumer Protection Act and the Act Governing Food Safety and Sanitation.
TFDA promulgated the Guide to Ideal Corporate Distributors of Food and Agricultural Products
on November 20, 2015, using it as a reference for providing consultation to distributors
in compliance with source control, product safety, sanitation management, information Part II - Key Administrative Results Food Management
transparency, consumer protection, emergency response, and quality improvements (Figure
2-1-4). The aim is to ensure that all distributors are capable of establishing and improving the
effectiveness of their self-management systems.

Registration number for Information transparency
food businesses
Source controls Safeguarding
consumer rights
Stringent controls of Handling emergency
product safety incidents
Implementing food Quality
sanitation and safety improvement

Figure 2-1-4 Food Safety Wardens - a declaration of ideal distributors

3. Prevention of Food Poisoning
(1) There were 632 foodborne disease outbreaks reported in 2015. Analysis revealed that most
of these outbreaks were caused by bacterial infections and that schools and cafeterias are
venues where foodborne disease outbreaks most commonly occur. These outbreaks were
mostly caused by improper sanitation and safety concepts that led to cross-contamination of
food processing equipment and processes, improper storage conditions, or environment (refer
to Table 7 in Annex I for detailed statistics on food poisoning).

(2) To raise awareness of foodborne disease and prevent such outbreaks, TFDA established a
special webpage dedicated to foodborne disease prevention. TFDA also compiled data from
foodborne disease to publish the Annual Report Foodborne Disease Outbreaks and their
Prevention as a reference by the relevant ?elds.

4. Digitalization of Food Business Management

(1) Five-Must Food Safety Policy
To establish a comprehensive food safety management information framework, TFDA
established ?ve information systems as the core (Figure 2-1-5) and continued to enhance its
food information management system that includes the registration platform of food businesses
(fadenbook), imported food inspection system (Must-Declare), food traceability management

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