Page 97 - 2021 Taiwan Food and Drug Administration Annual Report

Date of Subject of announcement Key point descriptions
announcement

September Amended the “Operational In conjunction with the amendments to the “Regulation of
17 Procedures for Imported Beef Imported Beef and Beef Products from the United States
Quarantine and Inspection” and Canada,” the part of the Procedures regarding the age
of cattle was amended.

September 1. Revised the specifications of L-Cysteine hydrochloride
29 monohydrate, magnesium sulfate, monopotassium
phosphate, sodium phosphate, xylitol, maltitol syrup,

A m e n d e d t h e “ S t a n d a r d s f o r synthetic lycopene, ȕ-carotene, sodium L-glutamate,
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Limitation of Food Additives” Article 4, extract.
Article 2 Table 1 and Article 3 Table 2 2. Consolidated sodium phosphate (anhydrous) items into

sodium phosphate, and added lycopene (from Blakeslea
trispora), and revised or merged the scope of use and limit
standards of related items.

1. Revised the labeling of the amount of sugar added and

the calories contained in the sugar to “Total sugar and total

calories of the cup of beverage, with the highest value

October 5 Amended the “Regulations shown”.
Governing the Labeling of Freshly 2. Regarding the labeling of total caffeine content, besides
Made Beverages in Chain Drink
Stores, Convenience Stores and Fast the original labeling in the color of red, yellow and green,
Food Restaurants” the maximum value of the total caffeine of the cup of
beverage can also be labeled.
3. Added that the products with fruit and vegetable juice

content less than 10% should be labeled as “oo drink”, or

have words similar in meaning, to better label the fruit and

vegetable drinks.

October 6 Stipulated the “Sanitation Standard Consolidated the requirements for microorganisms in various
for Microorganisms in Foods” food hygiene standards into one standard, incorporated
sampling plans and updated some indicator pathogens.

In conjunction with the amendment to Article 7 of

November 6 Amended Article 9 of the “Regulations the “Regulations Governing the Registration of Food
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3, Article 9 of the Regulations is amended to reporting on
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complete the reporting within the current year.

1. Cacao pod husks can be used for making tea only after

November Stipulated the “Regulations on the they are dried.
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Use and Labeling of Theobroma 2. Foods that use cacao pod husks as the raw materials

Cacao Pod Husk” should be labeled with a warning “Children and pregnant

and breastfeeding women shall avoid taking this product”.

1. The health food safety assessment test shall comply with

the “Good Laboratory Practice for Nonclinical Laboratory

Studies” issued by the TFDA, or “Good Laboratory

Practice (GLP)” issued by other international organizations

or countries recognized by the competent authorities. The

December 8 Amended “The Safety Assessment test must be reviewed and approved in advance by the
Method of Health Food” Institutional Animal Care and Use Committee or group of

the executive unit prior to implementation.

2. Consolidate and delete non-essential tests to implement

the reduction of experimental animals.

3. The relevant tests may also be carried out in accordance

with the OECD Guidelines for the Testing of Chemicals.

December Amended Article 5 and Article 9 of the In conjunction with the formulation of the “Sanitation
10 “General Food Sanitation Standards” Standard for Microorganisms in Foods”, the restriction on
microorganisms in Article 5 has been deleted.

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