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2016 ANNUAL
REPORT

Section 2. Globalization of Laboratory Testing

Current Status
TFDA actively worked with test organizations from developed countries to establish effective
partnerships, learn and introduce the latest technologies, and host international conferences
to showcase practical experiences to improve testing capacities being researched and
developed in Taiwan.

Policies and Outcomes
1. Food Products
(1) TFDA organized the APEC Conference on Management and Related Scientific Detection of
Food Additives in Foods on April 29, 2015 and invited representatives and experts on food
safety from Taiwan and other countries such as the US, EU, Japan, Hong Kong, and Singapore Part II - Key Administrative Results International Cooperation and Cross-Strait Exchanges
to share their experiences on early warning and alert systems for unexpected food additives,
food safety protection, and sudden incidents related to food additives and contaminants.
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(2) TFDA participated in the 129 Annual Meeting of the Association of Of?cial Analytical Chemists
(AOAC) of the US held in Los Angeles during September 27 to 30, 2015 (Figure 2-8-7) that
was attended by about 1,000 experts and academicians from around the world. During
the meeting, TFDA delegate gave an oral presentation on a paper titled New Blood 2015:
Developing Methods for the Detection of Chemical Analytes and Contaminants as well as talks
addressing various topics during the Taiwan Section Business Meeting of the Annual Meeting,
making use of the opportunity to demonstrate Taiwan's testing and analytical competence and
capacity and build channels of exchange with experts around the world.

2015 International Conference on Illegal
Figure 2-8-7 Joint meeting of the Asia chapter of the AOAC Figure 2-8-8 Medicines and Adulterated Dietary Supplements

(3) On October 16, 2015, TFDA invited the EU and Belgium representative to attend the meeting
of the chemist experts on analytical methods organized by the International Olive Council (IOC)
as expert participants. The IOC adopted the testing method for copper chlorophyll in pomace
olive oil, presented test results of 16 laboratories from six countries, exchanged technical
opinions, and recognized the method developed by TFDA.
(4) November 30 to December 7, 2015: TFDA participated in the Conference of Testing
Techniques for Illegal Drugs and Food adulteration hold by U.S. Pharmacopoeial Convention
to investigate current cases of economically-motivated adulteration and fraud, and discuss
relevant testing techniques and legal systems.
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