Health Food Governing Act Article 3
A health food permit shall be issued only if one of the following requirements is met under this Act.1.Supported by scientific assessment of the safety and health care effects of food, demonstrating it is harmless to human health and contains specific health care effects; if current technology cannot identify ingredients contributing to such effects, the applicant shall list the ingredients with the relevant health care effects and provided supporting literature to the central competent authority for evaluation and verification.2.Ingredients conform to the Health Food Specification Standards set by the central competent authority.The methods by which health care effects and safety are assessed, and the standards specified in the preceding paragraph shall be determined by the central competent authority. If the central competent authority has not yet determined a method to assess the health care effects, a method submitted by academic institutions shall be reviewed and approved by the central competent authority.
中文原文 健康食品管理法第3條
依本法之規定申請查驗登記之健康食品，符合下列條件之一者，應發給健康食品許可證：
一、經科學化之安全及保健功效評估試驗，證明無害人體健康，且成分具有明確保健功效；其保健功效成分依現有技術無法確定者，得依申請人所列舉具該保健功效之各項原料及佐證文獻，由中央主管機關評估認定之。
二、成分符合中央主管機關所定之健康食品規格標準。
第一項健康食品安全評估方法、保健功效評估方法及規格標準，由中央主管機關定之。
中央主管機關未定之保健功效評估方法，得由學術研究單位提出，並經中央主管機關審查認可。
一、經科學化之安全及保健功效評估試驗，證明無害人體健康，且成分具有明確保健功效；其保健功效成分依現有技術無法確定者，得依申請人所列舉具該保健功效之各項原料及佐證文獻，由中央主管機關評估認定之。
二、成分符合中央主管機關所定之健康食品規格標準。
第一項健康食品安全評估方法、保健功效評估方法及規格標準，由中央主管機關定之。
中央主管機關未定之保健功效評估方法，得由學術研究單位提出，並經中央主管機關審查認可。