Health Food Governing Act Article 7

No health food shall be manufactured or imported unless and until an application for inspection and registration supported by information on its ingredients, specifications, functions and effects, a summary of the manufacturing process, testing specifications and methods, other relevant data and documentation, as well as labels and samples are submitted along with certificate fees and inspection fees, and a product registration permit is issued by, the central competent authority or its commissioned organization.The certificate fees referred to in the preceding paragraph means the fee for the issuance, replacement, or supplementary issuance of the health food permit based on the application for inspection and registration. The inspection fees mean the fees for the examination and testing. The relevant fee amount shall be prescribed by the competent authority.An application for modification of the health food after a permit is issued must be filed with the relevant examination fee to the central competent authority.The central competent authority may, where necessary, commission relevant organization, institution, school or group to conduct the inspection and registration referred to in the first paragraph. The relevant regulations shall be prescribed by the central competent authority.Regulations for application of permit referred to in the first paragraph shall be prescribed by the central competent authority.