英文摘要 |
To enhance food safety, TFDA promotes the certification of the management system for food safety and sanitation for manufacturers. Government agencies, universities and non-profit organizations were commissioned to conduct mandatory certifications according to the guidelines for food safety and sanitation management system. A total of 399 factories in 10 categories were involved in the certification, including manufacturers of canned foods, food additives, special nutritional foods, processed dairy foods, as well as manufacturers of edible oil, starch, flour, sugar, salt and soy sauce with at least NTD30 million in captital. The results showed that 373 factories (93.48%) passed the certification. The non-compliances mainly involved the quality management of the manufacturing process and the correct use of measuring equipments. Although the non-compliances had no serious immediate impact on food safety, the use of a certification system assists the manufacturers in surfacing issues, which in turn enhances the overall food safety and hygiene in Taiwan. |