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2016 ANNUAL
REPORT

4. Cosmetic Safety Assessments
(1) Risk Identi?cation and Data Compilation

a. Assessment of Reported Adverse Events of Cosmetics
In 2015, a total of 28 adverse incidents of cosmetics were received, which included 17 cases
of defective products and 11 cases of adverse reactions. These incidents were analyzed and
evaluated accordingly.
b. Monitoring of Cosmetic Alerts
TFDA actively gathered recalls and safety-related messages on cosmetics around the world. In 2015, a
total of 159 alerts from Taiwan and overseas were monitored to issue a total of 177 consumer alerts. Part II - Key Administrative Results Risk Assessment and Management
(2) Risk Assessment Mechanism and Control

a. Cosmetic Hygiene Management Consultation Committee
In 2015, a total of three Cosmetic Hygiene Management Consultation Committee meetings were
held to discuss topics that covered management policies, quality, safety, and safe technologies of
cosmetics in order to provide a reference for policy formulation.
b. Formulating Relevant Regulations Governing the Quality and Safety of Cosmetics
After referencing scientific evidence, relevant literature, international regulatory practices on
cosmetics, and recommendations from members of the Cosmetic Hygiene Management
Consultation Committee, as of the end of 2015, TFDA had issued various hygiene standards and
promulgated 183 standards on medicated cosmetics, listed over 300 types of prohibited substances,
as well as over 100 types of substances with restricted ingredients for use in preservatives, anti-
bacterial agents, reducing and whitening agents.

(3) Training of Risk Assessment Professionals
In 2015, TFDA organized ?ve promotional seminars of Cosmetic PAE Reporting System for health
professionals, companies, and the public to improve user familiarity with the reporting system, deliver
printed information and promotional materials, and increase reporting rates of cosmetic PAEs.

Section 2. Risk Data Analysis
Current Status
Recent incidences of food safety issues revealed an urgent need to strengthen early
warning systems for food safety. TFDA integrated current food safety management systems and
established connections to databases in relevant ministries and departments in the Big Data
Analytics Training Program, introducing Big Data Analytics to achieve in-depth evaluation of vast
amounts of food-related data collected over the years.
Policies and Outcomes

1. Using Data Analysis to Achieve Food Sources Management
(1) To improve traceability and management of edible oils in Taiwan and to safeguard food
safety of fellow citizens, the Executive Yuan Of?ce of Food Safety held 5 Cross-Departmental
Harmonization Meeting for the Management of Imported Oils since December 10, 2014,
supervising the establishment of a cross-departmental organization (Ministry of Finance,
Ministry of Economic Affairs, Industrial Development Bureau, Bureau of Foreign Trade, Bureau
of Energy, Executive Yuan Council of Agriculture, Executive Yuan Environmental Protection
Administration, and Ministry of Health and Welfare) to manage the distribution of oils and fats,
achieve higher data transparency of oil supplies, and establish early warning systems.
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