Governing Reporting Tobacco Product Information in Taiwan

Objective: Article 8 of the Tobacco Hazards Prevention Act was modified on July 11, 2007 in Taiwan, to require that tobacco dealers report relevant information. Fruitful results: 1.One hundred eight tobacco manufacturers and importers had issued information reports on a total of 1,991 products through Dec. 31, 2010.These include 586 items of Cigarettes,169 items of Cut tobacco,1185 items of Cigars,18 items of Chewing tobacco,33 items of Other tobacco products. 2.To make oversight of reported data more convenient, the Bureau of Health Promotion commissioned the Tobacco Ingredients Information Website Establishment and Maintenance Plan. The website includes a closed database system to enter and store private information that tobacco manufacturers and importers report to the government. Information that is already open to the general public is put onto the Tobacco Ingredients Information Website for people to search as a better way of disclosing the ingredients, additives, emissions and toxic substances that are in tobacco products. Key Conclusion: TTaiwan follows FCTC requires tobacco industries to report ingredients, additives, emissions and toxicity information,so that government departments and citizens can have a clear understanding of tobacco and make informed choices to avoid the health hazards it poses.