Taiwan To Have U.S.-Style FDA In Place By January, President Says
This article was originally published in PharmAsia News
Executive Summary
Taiwan's regulator of food and drugs is to be patterned after the U.S. FDA, according to a presidential statement. President Ma Ying-jeou said at a meeting of the Union of Pharmacist Associations the plan is to create a new FDA in Taiwan that would take effect next January. The new agency would merge operations now existing in four offices to increase efficiency and better interaction among government bureaus. The FDA was ordered by a law passed in May, with preparations for the agency to begin in August. (Click here for more
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Taiwan's regulator of food and drugs is to be patterned after the U.S. FDA, according to a presidential statement. President Ma Ying-jeou said at a meeting of the Union of Pharmacist Associations the plan is to create a new FDA in Taiwan that would take effect next January. The new agency would merge operations now existing in four offices to increase efficiency and better interaction among government bureaus. The FDA was ordered by a law passed in May, with preparations for the agency to begin in August. (Click here for more) "Taiwan Plans To Streamline Food, Drug Administration" - China Post (Taiwan) (7/16/09) |