On March 3, 2015, Taiwan Food and Drug Administration announced the finalization of “Matters for Nutrition Claims of Packaged Foods”, which will be formally implemented from Jan. 1, 2016.
The main changes between the new regulation and the previous version are outlined as below:
1. As the dietary principle of “low sodium and high potassium” is advocated by WHO, the content of potassium should also be labeled on foods bearing low sodium label claims. The labeling of “containing iodine” or “iodine added” for salt is also now permitted.
2. When packaged food carries two or more nutrition claims, the nutrition claims should be based on measurements taken from the product in a single state (solid form (semi-solid form) or liquid form).
3. The standards of nutrition claims for trans-fats and lactose concentrations have been added. The standard of claiming “high in”, “rich in”, “intensifies”, etc. for Vitamin A, Vitamin C, Vitamin E and calcium have been revised.
4. Beverages with high energy and high sugar content such as soda water and cola (with calories generated from sugar less than 10% of the total calories), as well as chewing gum have been allowed to use terminology such as “high in”, “rich in”, “source of”, “supplies”, “contains”, etc. and also includes all functional claims. Pickled vegetable has been added to the list of foodstuffs not permitted to use such claims.
5. Foods in capsule or tablet forms with limited daily consumptions should also conform to this regulation, while foods for special dietary purposes are beyond the scope of this regulation.
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