Hygiene Standards for FCM
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Hygiene Standards for FCM
Taiwan

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08 July 2024
09 July 2024N/A (new report)
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17 May 2025
19 June 2025
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1. General Standards for Hygiene Requirements

Currently, the only related regulations on the hygiene practices for food contact materials are in the Regulations on Good Hygiene Practices for Food [1]. This is a general regulation on good hygiene practices that covers different food businesses and products, including warehousing and transport.

Under Chapter 1 General Provision, Article 6, and Article 7 [1], provisions state that measures should be taken to prevent cross-contamination. When prevention is not possible, the materials, including packaging material should be kept separately.

Article 6 Warehouse control of food businesses shall meet the following requirements:

Article 7 Transport control of food businesses shall meet the following requirements:

There is no further detailed guidance on the good practices and standards for the handling of raw materials and packaging materials. Companies can refer to the voluntary GMP standards, HACCP, ISO 22000, or other International standards on food manufacturing practice [2].

2. Specific Hygiene Requirements per Type of Food Contact Materials

None.

3. Summary Table

Food contact materials

General legislation applicable to hygiene

Specific legislation applicable to hygiene

All materials

Regulations on Good Hygiene Practices for Food

None

4. References

1. Regulations on Good Hygiene Practice for Food

https://www.fda.gov.tw/eng/lawContent.aspx?cid=16&id=2870

2. Total Quality Food Association – voluntary. GMP Certificate program

https://www.tqf.org.tw/en/



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