On October 29, 2010, Taiwan's health department issued the following announcements: Good Hygienic Standards for Vacuum Packaged Foods, Labelling Regulations for Vacuum Packaged Foods and Amendments to Good Hygienic Standards for Canned Foods.

 

1. Announcement of "vacuum packed food"? Good hygienic standard ":

 

(1) this specification applies to the relevant food manufacturers of vacuum packaged instant foods.

 

(2) In addition to conforming to the relevant provisions of this Code, the relevant food manufacturers of vacuum packaged ready-to-eat foods shall conform to the food? Good hygiene regulations.

 

(three) the terms related to this specification are as follows:

 

1. Food traders: refer to those engaged in the manufacture, processing, blending, packaging, transportation, storage, sale, import and export of food or food additives.

 

2, vacuum packed food: refers to degassing sealed food in closed containers.

 

3. Closed containers: Containers that can be sealed to prevent air and microorganisms from invading, including metal, glass, sterilization bags, plastic and laminated composite containers and other containers that meet the above conditions.

 

4. Ready to eat food: products that can be eaten without any cooking steps after being unsealed.

 

5, salt concentration: salt quality accounts for the percentage of all solution quality.

 

6. Water activity: refers to the expression of free water in food. It is the ratio of the vapor pressure of the food in an airtight container to the vapor pressure of pure water saturated at the same temperature.

 

(four) specification for vacuum packed instant food stored and sold at room temperature: regular

 

1. Vacuum packed instant food with any of the following conditions can be stored and sold at normal temperature:

 

(1) the water activity is less than or equal to zero point eight five.

 

(2) the hydrogen ion concentration index (pH) is greater than or equal to nine.

 

(3) sterilized by commercial use.

 

2. The above-mentioned products shall be stored and sold in accordance with the labels, and the manufacturer shall keep the relevant reports of the laboratories certified by the central competent authority for reference; the commercial sterilized products shall conform to the good hygienic standards of canned food.

 

(five) specification for vacuum packaged instant food, refrigerated storage and trafficking:

 

1. Vacuum packaged ready-to-eat foods with water activity greater than 0.85 and refrigerated are required to be stored, transported and sold at 7 degrees Celsius. Cold storage? Down in? .

 

2. Shelf life of refrigerated vacuum packaged instant foods: the product is not available? For any condition, the retention period should be within ten days. Operators should keep relevant inspection reports or supporting documents for verification by the central competent authority's accreditation laboratories for future reference.

 

(1) add nitrite or nitrate.

 

(2) the water activity is less than or equal to zero point nine four.

 

(3) the hydrogen ion concentration index (pH value) is less than or equal to four? .

 

(4) salt concentration is greater than three point five percent (only for smoked and fermented products).

 

(5) and other conditions that inhibit botulinum.

 

(?) Specification for Frozen Storage and Sale of Vacuum-packed Instant Foods: Does the storage, transportation and sale of frozen vacuum-packed Instant Foods require freezing at minus 18 degrees Celsius? Down in? .

 

(7) Vacuum-packed ready-to-eat food with high risk of botulinum toxin poisoning, as assessed by risk, should be done? Inspection registration.

 

Two, announcement "relevant regulations for the sale of vacuum packaged food labels":

 

(1) Contents: According to the nature of refrigerated and frozen ready-to-eat food, the words "to be refrigerated" or "to be frozen" are marked.

 

(two) marked location: marked clearly visible on the front of the package outside the smallest unit.

 

(three) the typeface of the typeface: the length and width of the typeface shall not be less than one centimeter.

 

(4) Other matters: The font color of "to be refrigerated" or "to be refrigerated" should be clearly different from the product's outer packing background color, so that it can be recognized by Bailey.

 

Three, amendment notice "canned food"? Good hygienic standard "

 

(1) the "commercial sterilization" mentioned in this specification is amended to be "commercial sterilization".

 

(two), sixth of this regulation:

 

1. Paragraph 4 is amended as follows: The sterilization conditions for acidified canned food shall be determined by the institution having the sterilization conditions for the equipment and the expertise in sterilization of acidified canned food, and the qualification shall be determined by the central competent authority. Paragraph 4 is amended as follows: The acidified canned food shall have sterilization conditions, and the sterilization conditions shall be determined by having the equipment.

 

2. Paragraph 5: The sterilization value (F0) of low-acid canned food should be greater than or equal to 3.