英文摘要 |
In order to reconstruct the food production management system in Taiwan, the Ministry of Health and Welfare announced the expansion of the implementation for the food safety control system for industries since 2018. Taiwan Food and Drug Administration (TFDA) and local health bureaus launched an inspection project for canned food plants based on the Act Governing Food Safety and Sanitation. A total 223 plants were surveyed and inspected between 2019 and 2022., The results of initial inspection showed that the compliance rate on various inspection items such as the registration documents, food traceability system, mandatorily conduct tests and food labeling obtained more than 70%. However, for the regulation compliance rate on food safety control system was found less than 60%. The major non-complied deficiencies were incomplete hazard analysis tables and undeveloped corrective actions. The non-conforming parts of all companies/plants were required to improve and correct, and then reviewed by the local health bureaus. Plants with violations were penalized according to the provisions of the Act Governing Food Safety and Sanitation. Furthermore, the data showed that canned food plants with capital above 100 million performed the best in overall management, while those with capital of less than 30 million with more than 5 employees obtained the lowest compliance rates. Based on this study, the future counseling and inspection resources of TFDA will be focused on the canned food plants with capital of less than 30 million and more than 5 employees. Besides, the inspection reports including the common deficiencies in the initial inspection will provide to the food businesses and inspectors as a reference. All works will continually be promoted to improve the self-management ability and efficiency of canned food plants. |