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Figure 6-1 Discussion forum on the “Enforcement in combating the criminal cases involving food
and drugs”

drugs” (Figure 6-1). The Ministry of Health and Welfare minister Shih-Chung Chen and the
Minister of Justice minister Tai-San Chiu attended the meeting in person. A total of 108 people
from Executive Yuan's food safety office, Council of Agriculture Executive Yuan, Environment
Protective Administration, Primary and Secondary Prosecutors Office, the Prosecutor Office of
the Ministry of Justice, Investigation Bureau, National Police Administration, the Seventh Special
Police Corps of the National Police Agency and the Ministers and representatives from each local
Department of Public Health and others attended the “Communication platform for criminal cases

involving food and drugs” meeting. In particular, resolutions on the amendments for the “Plans
for Procuratorate to carry out security checks on criminal cases involving food and drugs” was
done and reported to the Ministry of Justice for approval prior to execution.

Outcomes and Benefits

On April 17, 2018, the Taiwan High Prosecutors Office reported the “Plans for
Procuratorate to carry out security checks on criminal cases involving food and drugs” to
the Ministry of Justice for approval. The formulated plan allowed both the Procuratorate and
the Health institution to have necessary information, which would act as a foundation when

establishing a collaboration platform between the Procuratorate and the police departments for
command and coordinating the communication, investigation and press releases when facing food
and drugs related crimes in the future.

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