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2017 Taiwan Food and Drug Administration Annual Report Chapter 5. Testing Technology and Capability

Section 3. Private Laboratory Accreditation and

Management System

Current Status

TFDA continues strengthening private laboratory accreditations and publishes a list
of accredited laboratories that may be referred by the general public, helping to conduct
testing work for government agencies, consumer groups, independent quality control
organizations within factories, and product exports and imports. Additionally, to protect
public health, TFDA strengthens the management over food factories from the source
and establishes food safety and sanitation management certifications for food businesses.

Policies and Outcomes

1. Accreditation of food, medicinal products and cosmetics laboratories

To effectively leverage testing resources of private laboratories, ensure the quality
and credibility of commissioned testing activities, and expand testing capacities, TFDA
implemented a proactive and free accreditation program for private laboratories. The
scope of TFDA laboratory accreditation include tests for food, medicinal products,

cosmetics, urine tests for identifying drug abuse, and Good Laboratory Practice (GLP)
for non-clinical studies. As of the end of 2016, 175 laboratories throughout Taiwan were
accredited (144 private laboratories and 31 government laboratories), including 81 food
testing laboratories, 34 medicinal product and cosmetic testing laboratories, 14 urine
testing laboratories for identifying drug abuse, and 15 GLP laboratories (Figures 5-8 and
5-9). As for regional distribution, there were 89, 34, and 52 accredited laboratories in
northern, central, and southern Taiwan respectively. 1,478 tests items were accredited,
of which 1,046 were related to food, 379 related to medicinal products and cosmetics, 9
related to urine tests for identifying drug abuse, and 44 GLP-related tests items (Figure

5-10). The accreditation program helped to establish laboratories with adequate testing
capacity and credibility able to meet testing requirements for emergencies and sudden
events.

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