On Oct. 3, 2018, Taiwan FDA announced the revision of Regulations Governing Traceability of Foods and Relevant Products which will align with an earlier amendment to Act Governing Food Safety and Sanitation. The major goal is the development of an optimized food safety and traceability system covering production, manufacturing, supply and distribution. Except for certain provisions that will come into effect on a stipulated date, the revised edition became effective on the day of its publication.
In addition to some insignificant changes to terminological and documentation requirements, the amendments stipulate the generation of more comprehensive supply chain data and information recording throughout a products lifecycle.
For traders who manufacture, process, distribute products— article 4
Name, gross weight/volume, reason, disposal of the recalled, returned and defective products; returner’s name and address. (effective date: 2019-01-01)
Name and gross weight/volume of products and raw materials inventory. (effective date: 2019-01-01)
Name, gross weight/volume, disposal and reason for discarding of scrap products/raw materials (including expired date ones)
For traders who import or export products — article 5 & 6
Name, gross weight/volume, reason, disposal of the recalled, returned and defective products; returner’s name and address. (effective date: 2019-01-01)
Name and gross weight/volume of products inventory. (effective date: 2019-01-01)
Name, gross weight/volume, disposal and reason for discarding of scrap products/raw materials (including expired date ones)
*Taiwan food regulations are available in our Asia Food Regulatory Database.
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