Page 11 - 2017食品藥物管理署年報(英文版)

01 Management Overview

Taiwan Food and Drug Administration (TFDA) has taken up the mission of constructing
a sound and safe food and medicinal products management system and building a public
trustworthy food and medicinal products consumer environment. Under the vision of “Safe
and healthy food, safe and effective medicinal products”, TFDA upholds the core concepts
of food and medicinal products “Total product life cycle management”(Figure 1-1), and
serves as the guardian of public health through the management of sources, manufacturing,
circulation and surveillance.

Source
(Production)
Management

Consumer
Protection
Product
Surveillance
Distribution
Management

Figure 1-1 Product life cycle management

Section 1. Food Management Overview

To maintain public confidence in food sanitation and safety, TFDA continues to
compile and reference international standards and revise laws related to food sanitation
and safety management provision. TFDA also actively promotes food business registration
system, establishes food traceability system, and strengthens domestic food businesses
self-management in order to implement border inspection of imported food, specific food
registration and source control. TFDA works with local governments and health bureaus
to carry out programs for the inspection, sampling and testing, as well as post-marketing

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