Food Safety Committee roster announced: I-Mei General Manager Kao Chih-ming, Homemakers United Foundation's Huang Shu-te and others appointed as external government committee members

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Taipei City Mayor Ko Wen-je chaired a municipal meeting on February 24, 104 (2015) and approved the "Taipei City Government Food Safety Committee Establishment Guidelines." The Department of Health held a selection meeting on February 26 to choose from 20 recommended nominees, and after submitting the list to the mayor for approval, 12 experts and scholars from various fields were circled, 6 personnel at the level of bureau or department heads were assigned, and Mayor Ko serves as convener, for a total of 19 committee members, with a term of 2 years. The full list is detailed in the attachment.

Taipei City Department of Health Commissioner Huang Shih-chieh stated that food safety is an issue the public cares about. Through the establishment of the "Taipei City Government Food Safety Committee," food safety and hygiene professionals and group representatives are broadly included, and their expertise is relied upon to jointly review and supervise Taipei City's food safety management policies, making the policies closer to public opinion. The first Food Safety Committee meeting will be convened as soon as possible in the near future to promote food safety policy and safeguard food safety.

If there are related questions, please call the Taipei Citizen Hotline 1999 (residents of other counties and cities please dial 02-27208889) ext. 7079. For the above information, please visit the Taipei City Government Department of Health website http://www.health.gov.tw/.

Full list of all committee members