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▍ Exhibit 4 Statistics of licenses for health foods and genetically modified foods over
the years

Issued health food permit (individual case review and review of specification ssued genetically modified food
standards) permit

Year Track 1 Track 2 Number of Total number Number of Total number of
permits issued of issued permits issued issued permits
permits
in the year in the year

2010 16 4 20 196 3 30

2011 17 6 23 219 13 43

2012 22 8 30 249 9 52

2013 14 13 27 276 10 62

2014 26 15 41 317 12 74

2015 22 5 27 344 33 107

2016 25 7 32 376 11 118

2017 31 0 31 407 12 130

2018 20 3 23 430 10 140

2019 21 3 24 454 9 149

2020 16 3 19 473 2 151

2021 14 4 18 491 4 155

2022 21 0 21 512 6 161

Remarks:
1. Two different channels for product registering health foods：
Track 1 (individual case review):
Products with ingredients contributing health care effects supported by scientific assessment of the safety and health care effects. The

health food permit shall be issued with Wei-Bu-Jian-Shih-Tze No. AOOOOOO or Wei-Shu-Jian-Shih-Tze No. AOOOOOO.
Track 2 (review of specification standards):
Products with ingredients conforming to the Health Food Specification Standards. The health food permit shall be issued with Wei-Bu-

Jian-Shih-Kuei-Tze No. OOOOOO or Wei-Shu-Jian-Shih-Kuei-Tze No. AOOOOOO.
2. Up until December 2022, the total number of issued health food permit was 512, and these are 435 and 77 from Channel 1 and

Channel 2, respectively; in addition, the 93 of the total number of issued health food permit have been voided, resulted from expired,
canceled, or combined, but the other 419 of those are valid.
3. Up until December 2022, the total number of issued genetically modified foods permit was 161, of which 0 were discontinued or not
extended. Number of valid permits by the end of 2022 was 161.

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