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Records without coordinates are grouped by county or city. These markers show regional totals, not business locations. Individual points appear only when the source provides valid coordinates. Check the original address in the list; this map does not determine nearby businesses or distances.
Understanding Food Safety Certifications
GHP Hygiene Grading
Under Good Hygiene Practice (GHP) regulations, Taiwan's FDA conducts hygiene grading evaluations for food service businesses. Evaluation teams assess workplace conditions, facilities, and quality assurance systems, grading businesses as "Excellent" or "Good." Certified businesses meet established hygiene management standards.
HACCP Certification
Codex Alimentarius describes HACCP as a method for managing food hazards through hazard analysis, critical control points, monitoring, corrective action and verification. Taiwan's implementation requirements are in the Regulations on Food Safety Control System. A certification record has a defined scope and validity period; it does not mean every product batch was tested or guarantee zero risk.
Choosing Safe Restaurants
Choosing certified restaurants is the first step in ensuring food safety. Search certification records by county/city, business name or address. The map shows regional totals; verify business addresses in the list. Look for hygiene evaluation badges displayed at restaurants. Also observe the restaurant's cleanliness, ingredient freshness, and staff hygiene practices.
FAQ
Taiwan introduced its food service hygiene grading scheme in 2010. Local health departments and experts assess staff, premises, facilities and quality management against Good Hygiene Practice (GHP) requirements. Successful businesses receive an Excellent or Good grade; the grading badge is valid for two years. It is a reference for choosing a restaurant, so check the business identity and validity period.
GHP sets basic hygiene requirements for premises, equipment and staff. Building on those conditions, HACCP identifies process-specific hazards, sets critical control points, and requires monitoring and corrective action. In Taiwan, mandatory coverage depends on the business categories and scale announced by the competent authority and the Regulations on Food Safety Control System. Business size or inclusion in this site's list alone does not establish that requirement.
Records come from Taiwan FDA open data and may be served from previously cached results. They may be older when the source is unavailable or a refresh fails. The page's data loading time is not the FDA record's update time. Check the original records and local health department announcements for certification validity and current status.
How do I look up Taiwan food safety records?
Select the record category and filter by location or business name. Read the certification or assessment details in the matching record; they do not guarantee a business’s current condition.
Can I use the food safety map to navigate to a restaurant?
Use the original business address and confirm it with the business or a navigation service. Records without source coordinates appear in clearly labelled county/city totals, never as estimated business points. Individual points are shown only when the source supplies valid coordinates.
Data Sources
Taiwan FDA
Certified Restaurant List Dataset (InfoId=10), HACCP Certification Dataset (InfoId=17). Source: data.fda.gov.tw
Government Open Data Platform
Data used under the Government Open Data License v1.0. data.gov.tw