Regulations Governing Accreditation and Outsourced Accreditation Management of Food Testing Institutions Article 3

Testing institutions applying for accreditation shall have their exclusive test laboratory that meets the following requirements1. Equipped with the essential test equipment, space, and quality management system, capable of performing tests independently.2. Complete with a laboratory head, a report signatory, a technical manager, a quality control manager, and the pertinent test personnel possessing the following qualifications:(1) Education: graduates from medicine, chemistry, biology, or food science programs of a college, university or higher education institution, either a domestic one or a foreign one that meets the requirements in the Regulations Governing the Assessment and Recognition of Foreign Academic Records by Institutions of Higher Education;(2) Work Experience:1. for the laboratory head, the report signatory, the technical manager, and the quality control manager, having completed quality management related professional training and at least 3 years of testing related work experience;2. for test personnel, having completed testing work related training.The work experience requirements inItem (2)-1 in Sub-paragraph 2 of the preceding paragraph may be offset by the education qualifications in Item (1) in the same sub-paragraph; the master's degree counts for one year, and the doctoral degree counts for two years. Only one degree can be used for offset in case the person holds several degrees on the same level, and only the highest degree can be used in a case.
中文原文 食品檢驗機構認證及委託認證管理辦法第3條
申請認證之檢驗機構,應有專屬實驗室;其實驗室應符合下列條件:
一、具備必要檢驗設備、場地及品質管理系統,並能自行執行檢驗。
二、置實驗室負責人、報告簽署人、技術主管、品質主管及檢驗人員;其應具備之資格如下:
(一)學歷:國內大專校院或符合大學辦理國外學歷採認辦法之國外大專校院以上醫藥、化學、生物、食品或其他相關科、系、所畢業。
(二)經歷:1.實驗室負責人、報告簽署人、技術主管及品質主管:應經品質管理相關專業訓練,且具三年以上檢驗相關工作年資。
2.檢驗人員:應經檢驗業務訓練。
前項第二款第二目之一工作年資,得以同款第一目學歷抵充;碩士學位抵充一年,博士學位抵充二年。
同等學位採計一次,並以其最高學位抵充。

English translation for reference only; the Chinese text prevails. Not legal advice.