疫情下以遠距方式查核境外食安管理之國際發展   全文下載

The International Development of On-site Audit on Food Safety Management Through Remote Methods During the Pandemic

受新冠病毒肺炎疫情影響，國際旅行受限，使各國無法順利執行輸入食品境外實地查核（On-site audit）計畫。各國基於維持必要之管理與業務推展，變通採取實地查核之替代方案，包括書面審查以及遠距會議等方式，評估輸出國官方以及製造廠場之食品安全與衛生管理。遠距查核（Remote audit）需要依賴資訊及通訊技術支援，尚無法完全取代查核人員於現場之觀察及檢查，惟疫情影響助長遠距查核應用，國際間業已開始討論研訂相關國際規範，再觀察資訊與通訊技術發展趨勢，未來遠距查核應用層面擴大亦得可期。至於各國未來實務運用之發展，則仍端視相關資源、法規與配套措施之成就與到位情形。

Affected by the COVID-19 pandemic, international travel has been restricted, which hinder implementation of on-site audit programs on imported food. In order to maintain the necessary food safety management, countries have adopted alternatives to on-site audit including document reviews and remote meetings, to evaluate the food safety and hygiene management of the exporting country’s officials and manufacturing plants. Remote audit needs to rely on the support of information and communication technology (ICT), and it cannot completely replace the on-site observation and examination by auditors. The pandemic has facilitated the application of remote audit. The international communities have been discussing and formulating relevant international standards. Moreover, with the development trend of the ICT, the expansion of the application level of remote audit in the future will be expected. As for the future development of practical applications among countries, it still depends on the condition of relevant resources, regulations and supporting measures in place.