Chapter 3 Supportive Environment for Healthy Diets
Article 13
Government agencies (organizations) shall take nutritional considerations into consideration when assisting food businesses in developing, producing, and preparing meals, and produce foods with local agricultural products as the main raw materials and healthy diets that are beneficial to the people.
Article 14
The central competent authority and the central industry competent authority shall promote and encourage the inclusion of nutrition and healthy diet education into in-service training or continuing education courses for the following personnel:
1. Medical professionals engaged in relevant work.
2. Public health specialists.
3. Long-term care service personnel.
4. Childcare personnel, early intervention educators, and early intervention assistant educators.
5. Educare service personnel and after-school care service personnel.
6. Professionals with vocational or technical certification in food business.
7. Other personnel announced by the central competent authority.
Article 15
Healthy diets shall be considered in the activities or meetings organized by government agencies (organizations), non-departmental public bodies, public schools at all levels and preschools, the military, public institutions, and government-endowed foundation, the purchase of gifts or other items, and the production of promotional materials.
Article 16
The competent authority may reward government agencies (organizations), medical institutions, nursing institutions, social welfare institutions, long-term care service institutions, schools, preschools,childcare institutions, the military, judicial persons and groups for constructing an environment for healthy diets.
The subjects, conditions, methods, application procedures, review and other related matters of the rewards mentioned in the preceding paragraph shall be prescribed by the central competent authority.
Article 17
Parents, guardians or actual care takers of children and adolescents shall provide meals that meet the nutritional needs of children and adolescents.
Article 18
The supply and sale of drinks and snacks in preschools and schools below senior high level shall be handled in accordance with the sales principles or scope of the Early Childhood Education and Care Act, the School Health Act, and other relevant laws.