Page 6 - Taiwan Food and Drug Administration 2016 Annual Report

Foreword

Director-General, Taiwan Food and Drug
Administration, Ministry of Health and Welfare

Creating a Safer Consumer Environment for Food and Drug
The Taiwan Food and Drug Administration (TFDA) has the heavy responsibility of
safeguarding the health of our fellow citizens. In order to safeguard national health and lead
the nation to a new era of food and drug management, TFDA continuously improve upon
the comprehensiveness of our food and drugs safety management system by the principles
of Professionalism, Service, Quality, and Innovation. The comprehensive system creates a
consumer environment for foods and drugs that all citizens can put their faith in.
To help everyone gain a better understanding of our administrative efforts, we annually
compile and publish a Taiwan Food and Drug Administration Annual Report outlining the
administrative actions and results for various food and drugs topics of the previous year. This
year's Report focuses on the four major topics of (1) policies and organization; (2) results of
key administrative efforts; (3) major events; (4) data and statistics. This report shows our efforts
to fellow citizens and provides a set of references and guidelines for society at large.

Creating a Comprehensive Legal System to Establish a First-rate
Management Environment
To strengthen Taiwan's food safety and sanitation management system, TFDA took active
measures in stipulating the Act Governing Food Safety and Sanitation (Food Safety Act) as well
as the promulgation and revisions of secondary laws. TFDA also manages the Food Business
Registration System which oversaw more than 300,000 food businesses by the end of 2015. To
extend food supply chain management and encourage self-management amongst businesses,
a food traceability system for 19 categories of food businesses has been progressively built
up. Meanwhile, the Food and Drug Decision Support Center (DSC) is established in order to
carry out an effective big data analytics initiative, and to manage food safety risks and crises.
TFDA also carries out border inspections, post-market surveillance, and factory inspections to
4 implement comprehensive product management and ensure food sanitation and safety.