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2023 Taiwan Food and
Drug Administration

Annual Report

         Date of      Name                               Important content
     announcement

                   Amended the “Standards Added maximum residue limits for Halquinol and Tildipirosin

     May 11        for Veterinary Drug Residue in the muscle, liver, kidney, and fat (including the skin) of
     May 11
                   Limits in Foods”               pigs.
     May 17
                   The “Regulations Governing     According to the content of honey in packaged honey and
     May 25        the Labeling of Prepackaged    its syrup products, the labeling of the product name and the
     May 31        Honey and Its Syrup            place of origin for the honey as an ingredient was specified.
     June 7        Products” were defined.

                   The “Notice of the COVID-19    1.	In the event that foodservice industry personnel exhibit
                   Control and Management           symptoms suggestive of COVID-19, the revised protocol
                   Measures for the Food            dictates adherence to the pertinent pandemic prevention
                   Service” was amended.            regulations as stipulated by the CECC.

                                                  2.	Remove the “real-name registration” system.
                                                  3.	In the event of confirmed COVID-19 cases in foodservice

                                                    establishments, they should adhere to the relevant
                                                    pandemic prevention regulations issued by the CECC.
                                                  4.	Delete the provision “Those who have not completed
                                                    improvements shall not provide dine-in services”.

                   Amended Appendix Table         The maximum residue limits for Chlorpyrifos on 32 scrops
                   1 under Article 3 of the       were revocated.
                   “Standards for Pesticide
                   Residue Limits in Foods”.

                   Article 6 and Exhibit 3 under  1.	The requirement about restricted glycidyl fatty acid esters
                   Article 5 of the “Sanitation     (GEs) in edible oils and fats was added.
                   Standard for Contaminants
                   and Toxins in Food” were       2.	The management over the limits for edible oils and fats
                   amended.                         supplied as cereal based foods and baby foods for infant
                                                    and young child was further tightened.

                   Amended the “Regulations       1.	The labeling objects for total caffeine content were
                   Governing the Labeling of        amended.
                   Freshly Made Beverages
                   in Chain Drink Stores,         2.	QR Code and other e-labeling options were added;
                   Convenience Stores, and          meanwhile, the restrictions over the font size of the label
                   Fast Food Restaurants.”          were modified.

                                                  3.	The items to be fulfilled when disclosure is done through QR
                                                    Code or any other electronic way were added.

     June 23       Amendment on partial           1.	Revision of the definition of Nutrition claims.
                   articles of Regulations        2.	Revision of the unit of per serving shown at the nutrition
                   on Nutrition Labeling
                   for Prepackaged Food             labeling for tablets and capsules.
                   Products.                      3.	Revision of the units of amino acid to be gram or milligram,

                                                    and the ways of labeling of vitamins, minerals, and
                                                    rehydration products.
                                                  4.	Revision of the consistency of the unit of per serving and the
                                                    unit of 100 grams (or milliliters).
                                                  5.	Revision of the conditions for "0" labeling of Caloric and
                                                    Nutrients Value. And revision of the ways of the values of
                                                    per serving shown at the nutrition labeling for food products
                                                    in the form of tablets and capsules, and the labeling for the
                                                    content of caloric and nutrients values.

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