Food and Drug Administration (Taiwan)

The Food and Drug Administration (FDA; Chinese: 食品藥物管理署) is an agency of the Ministry of Health and Welfare of Taiwan, which is^[1] responsible for the safety and quality of food, drug, medical service and cosmetics.^{[2][3][4][5][6]} FDA is a regulatory member of ICH association.^[7][8]

Food and Drug Administration

食品藥物管理署
Agency overview
Formed	1 January 2010
Preceding agency	Bureau of Food Safety, Bureau of Pharmaceutical Affairs, Bureau of Food and Drug Analysis, Bureau of Controlled Drugs
Headquarters	Nangang, Taipei, Taiwan, Republic of China
Agency executive	Wu Shou-mei, Director-General
Parent agency	Ministry of Health and Welfare
Website	www.fda.gov.tw

History

On 3 June 2009, the Food and Drug Administration Organization Act was promulgated. On 1 January 2010, Bureau of Food Safety, Bureau of Pharmaceutical Affairs, Bureau of Food and Drug Analysis and Bureau of Controlled Drugs were merged to form the Food and Drug Administration. On 23 July 2013, the agency was placed under the Ministry of Health and Welfare.^[9]

Organizational structures

Operational divisions

• Planning and research development
• Food safety
• Medicinal products
• Medical devices and cosmetics
• Controlled drugs
• Research and analysis
• Risk management

Administrative office

• Secretariat
• Personnel
• Accounting
• Service ethics
• Information management