Taiwanese citizen

• We are committed to deliver high quality services to the public,with the aim of making Kaohsiung a healthy and perfect place to live in!

• Actively collaborate with central government planning efforts and participate in the Kaohsiung city government of joint inspection and sampling initiatives of the food safety task force.

• Developing a publicly accessible platform for food safety inspection information, offering transparency and services related to inspection data.

• Strengthening a collaborative mechanism among laboratories to support and reinforce business continuity plans (BCP).

• Consistently maintain TAF and TFDA laboratory certifications, expand certified testing items progressively each year, execute inspection quality management plans, enhance technical expertise, and fortify the impartiality and credibility of laboratories.

• Utilizing innovative technology to promote the visualization of inspection data through statistical analysis and to establish a platform for food safety risk communication to uphold the public's right to information.

We are the health bureau with the most food and drug inspection certifications (TAF, TFDA) nationwide.

• We conduct a variety of inspection item, including:

• Pesticide residue

• Veterinary drug residue

• Food microbiology testing

• Genetically modified soybeans

• Food adulteration testing

• Radionuclide testing in food products

• Food additives

• Food package containers and other chemical ingredients

• Heavy metal testing in food

• Bromate testing in bottled and packaged drinking water

• Examination of illegal Western medicine practices in traditional Chinese medicine

• Cosmetics testing (including preservatives, antimicrobial agents, and microbiological assessments)

• Tritium in food

Taiwan Accreditation Foundation（TAF）464 certifications

Taiwan Food and Drug Administration (FDA) 1256 certifications

We provide impartial, objective, independent, and accurate inspection reports, adhering to the ISO 17025 quality standards. Our laboratory is certified to meet international standards and has passed dual certification for 464 items from the Taiwan Accreditation Foundation (TAF) and 1256 items from the Food and Drug Administration (FDA), ensuring that our inspection techniques are aligned with international standards.

Our laboratory conducts annual satisfaction surveys. Over the past three years, the average satisfaction rate reported by local government health bureaus and our Food Hygiene Department has reached 99.5%, demonstrating that our laboratory's service quality is highly regarded.

• Enhancing public health and well-being to stimulate a positive economic cycle.

• Implementing self-testing to maximize the effective use of public funds.

• Creating internship opportunities for students to cultivate exceptional testing professionals.