Page 15 - 2023 Taiwan Food and Drug Administration Annual Report

1Organization

and Policies

TFDA adopts the “farm-to-table” management and regulations on a rolling basis, strengthens
concept to ensure the hygiene and safety inspection capabilities and capacity, and
(Figure 1-3) of foods from the production proactively develops new food inspection
of raw materials to sales and circulation the methods. In addition to continuously
process implementation of the “Five-points improving imported food at origin
Food Safety Policy” (Figure 1-4) to achieve management, the Administration established a
food safety through government management central-local collaboration practice to conduct
and self-discipline of the industry and public specialized inspections, random inspections,
participation. and post-market monitoring of food. It uses
big data to improve risk management and
The Administration proactively adds or early warning detection efficiency.
modifies to international food management
regulations collects and refers applicable laws

• Implement systematic inspection of

imported food from overseas sources

• Rolling review of regulations and

standards to be in line with interna-

tional standards

• Research and develop inspection

technologies and perfect pre-warn-

ings on food safety • Expand food industry opera-

tors to establish self-man-

Strengthen agement systems
source control • Incorporate food profession-

management als into the process

• Amend laws and reg-

ulations to impose

penalties on unscru-

pulous businesses

Five-points• Increase rewards for
reporting offenses
Encourage and Re-establish the
create food production-
oversight
platforms Food management
Safety Policy system

• Amend applicable laws and Increase Strengthen • Apply the principles of
regulations and increase penal- liability for government risk control
ties for unscrupulous busi- producers and inspection
nesses capabilities • Increase the inspection
vendors frequency of foods of
• Combine efforts of prosecutors high non-compliance vi-
and police investigation units olation, high risk, and
to make up for the restrictions deep concern
set for administrative authori-
ties in investigation

Figure 1-4 Five-points food safety policy

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