Taipei, 4-5 June 2014 – The European Economic and Trade Office (EETO), together with the European Business Regulatory Cooperation (EBRC), the Taiwan Food and Drug Administration (TFDA), and the Bureau of Foreign Trade (BOFT) hosted a field of distinguished food industry experts at its 2014 EU-TW Food Safety Seminar. The seminar, attended on both days by around 200 representatives of European and Taiwanese regulatory authorities, academia, industry and consumer associations, brought together food safety regulatory experts to share information on the international trend towards a horizontal regulatory framework for food safety and to establish an effective post-market surveillance mechanism. The European Chamber of Commerce Taiwan (ECCT), the Taiwan Food Good Manufacturing Practice Development Association (GMP), and the Taiwan Food Industry Development Association (TFIDA) supported the event. The seminar is part of the EU efforts to enhance EU-Taiwan cooperation aimed at facilitating the harmonization of Taiwan’s regulatory standards with international standards and practices, share best practices on enforcing standards among all stakeholders and thus ensure the safety and protection of consumers.