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BackTaipei Mayor Chiang Wanan inspected the Inspection Department of the Health Bureau to learn about the results of improving food safety testing capabilities
Taipei Mayor Chiang Wanan inspected the Inspection Department of the Health Bureau to learn about the results of improving food safety testing capabilities
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Taipei Mayor Chiang Wanan inspected the Inspection Department of the Health Bureau to learn about the results of improving food safety testing capabilities

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  • Taipei Mayor Chiang Wanan inspected the laboratory of the Health Bureau's Inspection Department to learn about the city's food safety improvement achievements, including the expansion of dedicated manpower, the establishment of emerging inspection technologies, the expansion of high-end instruments and equipment, and the promotion of active monitoring mechanisms.
  • He also pointed out that high food safety standards are the core of policy implementation.

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The Taipei City Government has decided to comprehensively improve food safety inspection capacity, inspection technology and purchase high-end equipment in 2024 to meet the demand for high food safety standards.

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Taipei Mayor Chiang Wa-An today (5th) inspected the laboratory of the Laboratory Department of the Taipei City Health Bureau to learn about the city’s achievements in expanding dedicated manpower, establishing emerging testing technologies, expanding high-end instruments and equipment, and promoting active monitoring mechanisms. Jiang Wanan said that this time he came to the Health Bureau specifically to see the results of the 2024 decision to comprehensively improve inspection capacity, inspection technology, and purchase high-end equipment. It was decided at that time that the most important thing was the requirement for high standards of food safety, and all policies were aimed at food safety.

Jiang Wanan said that this is the largest expansion, adding 33 professional food safety manpower; at the same time, a "food-related disease inspection team" at the forefront of local health units across the country has been established, which can detect special and major toxic substances. We have also comprehensively improved inspection technology. Whether it is 13 inspection technologies, or special hazardous toxins, etc., we can comprehensively control every aspect without compromising. The quantity can be increased by 25%, so that the quantity of random inspections can be increased by 1,000 pieces each year. Coupled with active monitoring, whether the project inspection is expanded to include food courts, affordable hotels, and popular restaurants, it will ensure that everyone can eat with confidence and safety in their daily diet.

The Health Bureau said that in terms of source management, the Health Bureau has launched popular catering inspection projects such as department store food courts and star-rated hotels, Internet celebrity restaurants, well-known banquet restaurants, etc., to promote the registration of ingredients and independent management of food courts by Bib Gourmand and listed counter operators. It has also established online food safety courses in four foreign languages: English, Vietnamese, Indonesian and Thai, so that food workers with different language backgrounds can learn at any time. It combines digital technology to promote "Food Safety" activities and bring food safety knowledge into daily life.

The Health Bureau mentioned that it continues to expand its inspection capabilities for emerging food safety risks, covering emerging pathogens, natural toxins and special hazards. It has established inspection technologies for Burkholderia gladioli, norovirus, bunker acid, marine toxins and mushroom toxins, created 13 new inspection methods, and completed 3,571 pieces of food monitoring. It also continues to build pathogen PCR and toxin inspection technologies to shorten the time required for inspection and improve the ability to identify rare pathogens and natural toxins.

The Health Bureau continues to expand liquid chromatography tandem mass spectrometer (LC-MS/MS), gas chromatography tandem mass spectrometer (GC-MS/MS) and molecular biological detection equipment, strengthen the detection capabilities of pathogens, natural toxins, chemical pollutants and emerging hazards, introduce rapid inspection technology, expand mass spectrometry database, support the interpretation of food safety incidents, and has completed the inspection of 2582 food poisoning cases.

The Health Bureau said that in addition to conducting routine random inspections, it also continued to expand risk projects. It promoted 12 new random inspection projects from 113 to 115, and increased random inspections in high-concern areas such as breakfast shops, well-known restaurants, and stir-fry shops to grasp food safety risks early. It also revised food poisoning handling procedures in 2013, combining inspection technology and on-site investigation to improve the efficiency of incident response. At the same time, it also conducts cross-bureau inspections of school lunches to strengthen student dining safety.

Open Questions

  • Which inspection items will the newly added 33 professional food safety manpower be allocated to?
  • What is the specific implementation frequency and scope of the active monitoring mechanism?
  • What is the usage rate and coverage of online food safety courses in English, Vietnamese, Indonesian and Thai?

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