Promulgated by the Department of Health, Executive Yuan 
 
Publication date: 11th, Mar, 2013 
Publication No.: DOH Food No. 1011304105 
Subject: Draft Regulations Governing the Labeling of reusable plastic 
plates, bowls and dishes in accordance with the provisions of 
Article 18 of the Act Govern ing Food Sanitation and the 
implementation date. 
Based on: Article 18 of the Act Governing Food Sanitation. 
 
P r o m u l g a t i o n  a g e n d a :                                                
1. Competent authority: Departme nt of Health, Executive Yuan. 
2. Reusable plastic plates, bowls and dishes shall be labeled in 
accordance with the Regulations G overning the Labeling of Plastic 
Food Utensils, Containers and Packages (Publication No. 1001300545) of the provisions of the subparagraphs 1 to 2 of the 
first paragraph of Article 18 of the Act. 
3. The implementation date is ba sed on the manufacturing date : one 
year after promulgation. Promulgated by the Department of Health, Executive Yuan  
 
Publication date: 21st , Jul , 201 1 
Publication No.: Food authorization department mail No. 100130 0545  
Subject: Announcement  of extra label items  of plastic food utensils, food 
containers, food packa ging designated by the central competent authority 
in a public notice shall conspicuously indicate in Chinese and common 
symbols . 
Based on: . Article 18 subparagraph  2 of the Act Governing Food Sanitation . 
 
Promulgation agenda:                                                
I. Competent authority: Department of Health, Executive Yuan.  
II. Labeling are as follow s: 
1. Product name.  
2. Polymer material name.  
3. Heat -resisting temperature.  
4. Place of origin (country).  
5. Net weight, capacity, quantity or measurement. Information sh all be in 
metric units; if necessary, it should  also be specified in other units.  
6. Manufacturing date. For product with validity, it shall be specified with the 
effective date or validity period.  
7. Precautions for use or warning  (ex: microwave or not) . But in t he case of 
PVC  or PVDC  products, labeling as the products should not be contacted  
food directly when used in food with high oil content or high temperature.   
III. The labeling modes are as follows:  
1. The labeling  items mentioned above  shall be printed, stamped , embossed or 
labeled on packaging of the smallest selling unit or on the product body.  
However, for the product  that are  reusable , the polymer material name  and 
heat-resisting temperature of the main product body shall be printed, stamped 
or embossed  again  on the main product body of the smallest selling unit.  
2. Label printing and stamping methods sh all be principally non -color fading 
and non-falling off.  
3. For date labeling, it shall be marked in a way that is customarily 
decipherable  of year/month/date or year /month. For indication in year/month, 
it is presumed that the product is made at the end of that particular month.  
4. The length and width of the characters marked on the labels shall not be less 
than two millimeters.  
IV. If a product is composed of more than two  kinds of polymer materials, they 
shall all be openly labeled.  
V. No falsehood is allowed in the labeling contents.