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Section 4 The 2 Tier Quality Control Policy

Origin of Policy

The “Regulations Governing the Certification and Qualification of Food Sanitation and

Safety Management System Qualifying Institutions” was announced on March 11, 2016, setting
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a new milestone for the 2 tier third-party certification of quality control. Due to the different
regulatory standards and product determination criteria of nutritional supplements between
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Malaysia and Taiwan, the governments negotiated and approved the “2 quality control” and
“expansion proposal” qualification practices to facilitate such exportation.

Implementation Measures

1. The third party certification system

The following ten manufacturing businesses: canned food manufacturers, food additives

manufacturers, special nutrient manufacturer, dairy products manufacturers with factories registered,
and the edible grease manufacturer, starch, flour, sugar, salt, and soy sauce manufacturers with
capital more than NTD 30 million, announced must be certified (Figure 2-7).

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Figure2-7 The categories for the certifications of the 2 tier quality control

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