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c. Food Sanitation, Safety and Nutrition Advisory Committee
The Food Sanitation, Safety and Nutrition Advisory Committee is composed of experts and
academicians from various ?elds to carry out inquiry or recommendations on policies, investigations,
research projects, standards, science and technical exchange, and handling of major incidents
related to food sanitation, safety, and nutrition, and provide a reference for administrative measures
and legal revisions. A total of four meetings were held in 2015.

(3) Training of Risk Assessment Professionals
From 2011 to 2014, TFDA has gradually introduced training courses developed by the Joint
Institute for Food Safety and Applied Nutrition (JIFSAN) from the University of Maryland in order Part II - Key Administrative Results Risk Assessment and Management
to improve technological competence of risk assessment procedures in Taiwan and achieve
better alignment with international standards. In 2015, the National Health Research Institute
(NHRI) also held a series of ?ve food safety risk assessment courses that analyzed practical
case studies and conducted various exercises (Figures 2-6-1 and 2-6-2).

Figure 2-6-1 Food Safety Assessment training course

Figure 2-6-2 Practical Exercise for Food Safety Risk Assessments training course
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