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2Consolidated Management over
Food Safety
▍ Introduction of the Policy clearance reporting mechanism for “imported
goods without applicable food import
To consolidate management over requirements yet declared as food”. Applicable
imported foods at origin, systematic data and results of audits performed by the
inspections were performed on meat products, regional administrations and public health
dairy products, egg products, fishery products, bureaus are compiled on a quarterly basis
animal oil products, and products of cervidae and the classification number of goods to be
origin. Such products from countries that have inspected upon application for importation
gained approval through systematic inspection is reflected upon and its amendment is
may apply to TFDA for import inspection. announced.
Meanwhile, the customs commodity code to
be inspected upon application for importation III. Streamlining of the
was added or revised on a rolling basis to exportation and distribution
strictly safeguard foods and related products application procedure
imported into our country so that they are
conforming in terms of hygiene and safety. To help the industry understand the
requirements of the exporting countries,
▍ Implementation Strategy TFDA, through the food exportation and
distribution hygiene and safety integrated
I. Persistent consolidation of management platform, enables food businesses
systematic inspection to quickly search for laws and regulations,
the exportation and distribution application
Systematic inspection shall be applied procedure in the destination country, declare
for in writing with TFDA by the competent their intent to export/distribute and upload
authorities of the exporting country (region) the exportation/distribution application
before the review and inspection are performed documents, which effectively streamlines the
by TFDA; the equivalence between the application procedure.
country and our country in terms of the food
hygiene and safety management system and IV. Optimization of the
supervisory measures of competent authorities application process for the
will be evaluated. sanitary-related certificates
for the exportation of
II. Reflection upon and processed foods
modification of border
inspection items In order for processed foods
manufactured in our country to be exported
TFDA and the Customs Administration, successfully, TFDA processes applications
Ministry of Finance, established the customs submitted by businesses for sanitary-related
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