Page 118 - 2018食藥署年報(英文版)

Date of
announcement Title of announcement Key point descriptions
Notice in advance to annul As the original “Regulations Governing HACCP System
“Regulations Governing Used
HACCP System used in in Meat Product Businesses” is combined into the draft
Meat Product Processing of “Regulations Governing HACCP System Used in
Businesses” Meat Product Processing Plants,” a notice in advance to
annulment of the original regulation is required.
Promulgate draft of Add requirements for setting sanitation control personnel
amendments to “Categories in food businesses other than 9 categories of food
of Food Manufacturing Plants manufacturing plants that require sanitation control
Required Sanitation Control personnel in the current notice.
Personnel”
Promulgate draft of Add the requirement for senior staffs (worked more than 4
amendments to “Regulations years) responsible for manufacturing and manufacturing
for Setting Sanitation process quality control in food or food additive
Control Personnel in Food manufacturing plant within the same business to receive
Manufacturing Plants” educational training to be able to become sanitation
control personnel.
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The 2 promulgate draft of The 10 food manufacturing businesses with registered
amendments to “Regulations plant, more than 20 employees and capital up to NTD
for Category and Scale of 30 million or more should employ professional personnel
Food Businesses Required in different stages; catering businesses in 5-star hotels
Professional or Licensed and railway lunch box businesses should also employ
Personnel” professional personnel.
October 2 Promulgate draft of Add mandatory registration information in “Storage place’s
amendments to “Article 4 basic information,” and add a new business category
of Regulations Governing “logistics.”
the Registration of Food
Businesses”
Promulgate“Guidance for Assist businesses in evaluating, preparing and
Businesses with Retail Sale implementing food safety monitoring plans based on the
in Non-specialized Stores characteristics of the businesses.
Preparing Food Safety
Monitoring Plans”
October 12 Promulgate draft of Add three designated category businesses (i.e. food
amendments to “Food importers of agricultural products plants, mushrooms and
Business Shall Establish algae, manufacturers of other general food businesses,
Traceability System of Food food retailers of box meal) required to implement
Products” traceability and follow-up system in different stages.
October 16 Revise “St andards f or Addendum/amendments on 8 veterinary drugs, which
Veterinary Drug Residues all are veterinary drug items approved by the Council of
Limits in Foods” Article 3 Agriculture, Executive Yuan.
October 31 St rengt hening t he Strengthening the management of imported edible
management of imported shellfish in foregin source, a new measure was issued
edible shellfish on October 31, 2017, the edible shellfish listed in 0307
of the Harmonised System Codes (HS codes) imported
to Taiwan shall be accompanied with a health certificate
including the information of harvesting area, and this new
measure was implemented since January 1, 2018.
November 1 Revise “Application Scope, Revise specifications and standards of 16 food additives,
Limitation, Specifications and including sorbic acid, potassium sorbate, calcium
Standards for Food Additives” propionate, sodium propionate, propionic acid, benzoic
Article 3 Table 2 acid, sodium benzoate, sodium erythorbate, calcium
chloride, lactic acid, DL-malic acid, sodium DL-malate,
potassium acesulfame, Glycine, D-sorbitol and gellan
gum.

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