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I. Expand the scope of inspection items and reinforce border control
In 2019, three dairy products and products of deer-derived were added and expanded
the scope of products subject to systemic inspection to six types; moreover, the animal-source
imported foods includes eggs and egg products, gelatin and its derivative products are required
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products are in accordance with food safety and sanitation regulations of the original exporting
country.
Another 27 item numbers were completed the revision, including the pumpkin seeds,
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etc. Thus, a total of 2,640 item numbers that required to be inspected at the border.

II. Promote bilateral communications between Taiwan and European
Commission, and gradually expand the overseas markets
The DG SANTE had sent the audit team to Taiwan during October and November 2019,
to conduct on-site inspection for animal origin food products intended for export to the EU.
TFDA hosted the inspection, and the audit team visited 10 export products manufacturers and

the Department of Health, Taipei City Government, the Kaohsiung Port, the Kaohsiung Branch
of the Animal and Plant Quarantine Bureau of the Council of Agriculture, Executive Yuan and
the Kaohsiung City Animal Protection Office. Based on the evaluation results, DG SANTE
will assess Taiwan’s animal origin food management system, the production system of business
operators and the equivalence of the EU regulations (Figure 2-1).
With the on-site inspection and interaction between in Taiwan and the audit team of
DG SANTE, TFDA had a better understanding of the EU food management regulations. The

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