Recently, the PONY Penny test issued an early warning. The health administrative department of Taiwan announced the latest "Baby Food Hygiene Standards", which clarified the health standards for baby foods. The scope of use of certain non-detectable substances and other food additives in food is regulated. Only baby food that meets the new regulations can be sold in the Taiwan market, otherwise it will be returned or destroyed.
Through the PONY Hotline 400-819-5688, the author further understands the details of the new regulations: the “baby food†mentioned in the new health standards issued by the Taiwanese region specifically refers to infant formulas, larger infants. Formulated supplementary foods and supplementary baby foods mainly composed of edible ingredients such as cereals and beans, including the following important provisions: First, in food microbes, E. coli should not be detected in baby food, and per gram of baby food The total number of colonies should be less than 50,000. In addition, the infant formula should not be detected by Enterobacter sakazakii. Second, in the case of banned additives, infant food should not contain hormones, antibiotics, radioactive substances, residual pesticides, yellow. Third, infant foods, if other food additives are used, should comply with the scope and limits of food additives.
In recent years, as cross-strait economic and trade exchanges have become more frequent, the volume of trade between the mainland and Taiwan has also increased, and Taiwan’s economic dependence on the mainland has become stronger. In order to ensure the continued occupation of this huge potential market in Taiwan, PONY's experts in the test also reminded the relevant baby food manufacturers: they must enhance the awareness that “the enterprise is the first person responsible for product qualityâ€, strengthen the awareness of product quality and improve the management level. Improve product quality. To this end, the company should monitor the manufacture of baby food from raw materials, production environment, operators, equipment, etc., and at the same time, with the help of advanced testing equipment, the quality of the products should be closed.