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 Draft of Regulations Governing Traceability of Food s and 
Relevant Products  
 
Article 1  This regulation is prescribed in accordance with the provision of 
Paragraph 4 of Article 9 of the Act Governing Food  Safety and  
Sanitation (hereinafter referred to as “th is Act”) . 
 
Article 2  “Food s and relevant products ” referred to  in th is regulation  shall mean  
foods, special dietary food s, food additives, food utensils, food 
containers or packa ging, and food cleansers prescribed  under 
Subparagraphs 1 to 6, Paragraphs 1 , Article 3 of th is Act. 
 
Article 3  “Traceability ” referred to in this regulation  shall mean  food businesses 
establish ed the information and management  to trace the source and 
track the flow of foods  and relevant product s at all stage of supply chain . 
 
Article 4  Food businesses that engage in the manufacture, processing, preparation 
of the foods and relevant products shall establish traceability system 
including at least the following management items : 
 
1. Raw material i nformation : 
(1) name,  food business  registration number , address, contact person 
and c ontact telephone number  of raw material supplier ; 
(2) raw material  name ; 
(3) net weight, volume, quantity or measurement ; 
(4) lot/batch number ; 
(5) expiry date , manufactu re date or other recognizable date or 
information about the source of the raw material;  
(6) receiving  date; and  
(7) country of origin of raw material.  
 
2. Product i nformation:  
(1)product  manufacture r; 
                (2)name, food business registration number, address, contact person 
and contact phone number  of the product  responsible domestic  
company ; 
(3) product na me; 
(4) main and minor raw materials ; 2 
 (5) food additives ; 
(6) packaging containers ; 
(7) storage conditions ; 
(8) net weight, volume, quantity or measurement;  
(9) expiry date and manufacture date ; and  
(10)genetically modified food raw materials  of products . 
 
3. Identification: including any unique mark, lot/batch number, text or 
picture that is identifiable on raw materials, semi - products or e nd 
products . 
 
4. Product  flow information  
(1)name, food business registration number, address, contact person 
and contact telephone number of the product transporting 
distributor;  
(2) name, address, contact person and contact telephone number of 
the product recipient besides natural person; in the case of that is 
food business, the food business registration number shall be 
included;  
(3) product name;  
(4) net weight, volume, quantity or measurement;  
(5) lot/batch number;  
(6) expiry date or manufacture date;  
(7) delivery dat e; and  
(8)name, weight or volume, lot/batch number, expiry date, recall 
reason and record s of follow -up measures of recall products; 
name and address of product -returning businesses . 
 
5. Internal traceability  information  
(1)name, weight or volume, lot/batch number, expiry date, inventory 
reason  of inventory  items,  and record s of follow -up measures of 
inventory  items that have passed their expir y date; 
(2)name, weight or volume, lot/batch number, expiry date, discard  
reason  and record s of follow -up measures of discard  items; and  
(3)other necessary information or record for internal traceability 
system management  with effective connection for tracing the 
source and tracking the flow . 
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 The information of food business registration number mentioned in the 
Item 1 of Subparagraph 1, Item 2 of Subparagraph 2, and Item 1 and 2 of 
Subparagraph 4 of the preceding paragraph , shall mean that the food 
business registration number information for those food businesses 
designated by the central competent authority in a public announcement 
shall be retained.  
 
The information of country of origin of raw material mentioned in the 
Item 7 of Subparagraph 1 of the Paragraph 1 shall mean that the country 
of origin information for those raw materials required to be labeled 
designated by the central competent authority in a public announcement 
shall be retained.  
If the manufacturer and th e responsible domestic company in the Item 6 
and 7 of Subparagraph 2 of the Paragraph 1 are the same, either of them 
may be chosen to be recorded.  
Article 5  Food businesses that engage in the import  of the foods and relevant 
products shall establish  traceability system includ ing at least the 
following  management items s: 
 
1. Product Information:  
(1) Chinese and English (foreign) product name ; 
(2) main and minor  raw materials ; 
(3) food additives ; 
(4) packaging containers ; 
(5) storage conditions ; 
(6) employer identification number and  food busin ess registration 
number;  
(7) name or factory code,address, contact person and contact phone  
number of the exporter and manufacturer (slaughter or 
responsible company of the export country) ;  
(8) net weight, volume, quantity or  measurement ; 
(9) lot/batch  number;  
(10) expiry  date, manufactu re date or other recognizable date or 
information about the source of the p roduct ; 
(11) date of customs release ; 
(12) application number for import food and relevant products 
inspection ;  
(13)co untry of origin of raw material ; and 4 
 (14)genetically mod ified food raw materials  of products . 
 
2. Identification: including any unique mark, lot/batch number, text or 
picture that is identifiable on products  
 
3. Product  flow information : 
(1) name, food business registration number, address, contact person 
and contact tel ephone number of the product transporting 
distributor;  
(2) name, address, contact person and contact telephone number of the 
product recipient besides natural person; in the case of that is food 
business, the food business registration number shall be included ; 
(3) product name;  
(4) net weight, volume, quantity or measurement;  
(5) lot/batch number;  
(6) expiry date or manufacture date or other recognizable date or 
information about the source of the raw materials;  
(7) delivery date ; and  
(8) name, weight or volume, lot/batch number, ex piry date, recall 
reason and record s of follow -up measures of recall products; name 
and address of product -returning businesses . 
 
4. Internal traceability  information  
(1) name, weight or volume, lot/batch number, expiry date, inventory 
reaso n of inventory ite ms, and record s of follow -up measures of 
inventory  items that have passed their expir y date . 
(2) name, weight or volume, lot/batch number, expiry date, discard 
reason and records of follo w-up measures of discard i tems; and  
(3) Other necessary information o r record for internal traceability 
system management  with effective connection for tracing the 
source and tracking the flow . 
 
The information of food business  registration number mentioned in the 
Item 6 of Sub paragraph  1, Item 1 and 2 of Sub paragraph  3 of the 
preceding paragraph,  shall mean that the food business  registration 
number information for those food businesses  designated by the central 
competent authority  in a public announcement shall be retained.  
The information of country of origin of raw mater ial mentioned in  the 5 
 Item 13 of S ubparagraph 1 of the Paragraph 1 shall mean that the 
country of origin information for those raw material s in food products 
required to be labeled designated  by the central competent authority in a 
public announcement  shall  be retained.  
Article 6  Food businesses that engage in the sale and export of the foods and 
relevant products shall establish  traceability system  includ ing at least the 
following  management items : 
 
1. Product Information:  
(1) name, food business registration number, add ress, contact person 
and contact telephone number of product supplier;  
(2) product name;  
(3) net weight, volume, quantity or measurement;  
(4) lot/batch number;  
(5) expiry date or manufacture date or other recognizable date or 
information about the source of the raw materi al; 
(6) receiving date; and  
(7) country of origin of raw material ; and  
(8) genetically modified food raw materials  of products . 
 
2. Identification: including any unique mark, lot/batch number, text or 
picture that is identifiable on products . 
 
3. Product flow informat ion: 
(1) name,  food business  registration number , address, contact person and 
contact telephone number  of the product transporting d istributor ; 
(2) name , address, contact person and contact telephone number  of the 
product recipient besides natural person ; in the c ase of that is food 
business , the food business  registration number shall be included;  
(3) product name ; 
(4) net weight,  volume, quantity or measurement ; 
(5) lot/batch number ; 
(6) expiry date or manufacture  date or other recognizable date or 
information about the source o f the raw material;  
(7) delivery date; and 
(8) name, weight or volume, lot/batch number, expiry date, recall reason 
and records of follow -up measures of recall products; name and 
address of  product -returning businesses . 6 
 4. Internal traceability information  
(1) name, weight or volume, lot/batch number, expiry date, inventory reason  
of inventory  items, and record s of follow -up measures of inventory  
items that have passed their expir y date ; 
(2) name, weight or volume, lot/batch number, expiry date, discard reason 
and records  of follow -up measures of discard items ; and  
(3) Other necessary information or record for internal traceability system 
management  with effective connection for tracing the source and 
tracking the flow . 
 
The information of food business  registration number men tioned in the 
Item 1 of Sub paragraph  1, Item 1 and 2 of Sub paragraph  3 of the preceding 
paragraph,  shall mean that the food business  registration number 
information for those food business es designated by the central competent 
authority  in a public announc ement shall be retained.  
The information of  country of origin of raw material  information mentioned 
in the Item 7 of S ubparagraph 1 of the P aragraph 1  shall mean that the 
country of origin information for those raw material s in food products 
required to be  labeled designated  by the central competent authority in a 
public announcement  shall be retained.  
 
Article 7  Food businesses that engage in the packaging of the foods  and relevant 
products shall  comply with the provisions of Article 4 . If the original 
packaging has  not been changed after combining the various raw 
materials, the provisions of the previous articles shall  be complied with.  
 
Article 8  Food businesses shall record detailed information of management items 
referred to Articles 4 to 6.  
Food businesses shall retain re cords such as complete proof and shall 
also keep documents regarding food traceability in written or electronic 
form for at least 5 years.  
 
Article 9  The municipal or county/city competent authority may enter  the place of 
food business es to perform  on-site examinati on and ensure that food 
businesses  are in compliance with the provisions of  food traceability 
relevant documents , and businesses shall not  evade, impede or refuse . 
 
Article 10  This regulation  shall be implemented as of its being promulgated.