Taiwan FDA POVs on Non-traditional Food Ingredients

Case 1 Whether herb [Rumex crispus] can be the edible food ingredient or not

TFDA : Regarding whether [Rumex crispus] can be the edible food ingredient or not, please submit the application with the part of the herb for consumption, detailed production process, intend use, dosage, approvals in other countries, evidence of consumption history in other countries for safety assessment. Before the safety assessment is done, it is not so-called edible food ingredient. If you employed it in the food application, you would violate the [Act Governing Food Safety and Sanitation] Article 15 Section 1 Paragraph 9. If you do need to employ Rumex crispus as a food ingredient, please send the application with documents according to [Submission Guide of Non-traditional Food Ingredient] to Taiwan FDA.

Case 2 Whether herb Coleus amboinicus can be employed for production of herbal tea or not

TFDA : Regarding whether herb Coleus amboinicus can be employed for production of herbal tea or not, please submit the application with the part of the herb for consumption, detailed production process, intend use, dosage, approvals in other countries, evidence of consumption history in other countries for safety assessment. Besides, you will need to clarify whether Coleus amboinicus is Chinese medicine or not with the Dept. of Chinese Medicine of MOHW or not first. No matter it is a Chinese medicine or not, it is not so-called edible food ingredient before the safety assessment is done. If you employed it in the food application, you would violate the [Act Governing Food Safety and Sanitation] Article 15 Section 1 Paragraph 9.

Case 3 Whether coffee cherry extract can be the edible food ingredient or not

TFDA : Regarding whether coffee cherry extract can be the edible food ingredient or not, it depends on the definition of extract. If powder of coffee cherry as the extract, it is on the list of Edible Food Ingredient published by Taiwan FDA. If the extraction of this coffee cherry by traditional extraction process with good quality control without any special isolation or purification as well as if the materials, processing aids, food additives employed in the process are complied with the regulations in the [Act Governing Food Safety and Sanitation], then it can be an edible food ingredient. If you do have extraction process, then you should send the application with documents according to [Submission Guide of Non-traditional Food Ingredient] to Taiwan FDA.

Case 4 Whether Peony seed oil can be a common food or not

TFDA : Regarding whether Peony seed oil can be a common food or not, it is not so-called edible food ingredient before the safety assessment is done. If you do need to employ Peony seed oil as a food ingredient, please send the application with documents according to [Submission Guide of Non-traditional Food Ingredient] to Taiwan FDA.

Case 5 Whether Peucedanum japonicum is a Non-traditional Foodingredient or not

TFDA : Regarding whether Peucedanum japonicum is a Non-traditional Food ingredient or not, it is should be yes though Taiwanese folks may pick and eat its stem and leaf from the field. There is no enough literatures that prove the long term consumption history and widely acceptance. It is not so-called edible food ingredient before the safety assessment is done. If you do need to employ Peucedanum japonicum as a food ingredient, please send the application with documents according to [Submission Guide of Non-traditional Food Ingredient] to Taiwan FDA.