The Research on the Laws and Regulations of Food Product Label and Advertisement

• Main Authors: Fu-Li Chang, 張馥麗
• Other Authors: Cin-Fu Liao
• Format: Others
• Language: zh-TW
• Published: 2011
• Online Access: http://ndltd.ncl.edu.tw/handle/84825604756020857125

碩士 === 國立高雄第一科技大學 === 科技法律研究所 === 99 === Because of the development of new technology, the path of food production from farm to fork has a short-cut. People can acess and purchase a variety of food on the market through the physical and network. Currently, the safety of food concerns spread around the world in recent years. The research study is aimed to food product label and advertisement to safeguard people''s rights of health. As food safety is closely related to the public''s health, there are laws and regulations of food product label and advertisement in Taiwan’s legal system. In recent years, the government authority examines strictly on illegal food industry. Food entrepreneurs and advertising agency should be familiar with laws and regulations of food product label and advertisement to avoid violating laws. On the other hand, the general public would be protected under laws. This research study will first introduce the concepts of food product label and advertisement. Second, it refers to the current issues and tries to figure them out through the relevant regulations, such as Food Sanitation Governing Act, Consumer Protection Act, Fair Trade Act, practical opinions, and so on. The third one, this research study focuses on constitutional issues. Mandatory labeling and restrictions on advertising may involve constitutional issues, such as freedom of commercial speech, freedom of business, but the purpose of these restrictions is to keep healthy nationality. The right to health does not expressly provide in our Constitution. This research study attempts to identify the conflicts between these constitutional issues and reconcile them.