The Taiwan Quality Food Association (TQF Association) is a juridical association responsible for the management of the Taiwan Quality Food (TQF) Product Certification Scheme, which is in compliance with GHP, GMP and HACCP standards requirements, and also to provide guidelines and support for the food industry to voluntarily implement food safety management system. TQF Association’s five main core functions are as follow: 1.Harmonization of TQF certification with international food safety standards. 2.Authorization of independent and impartial third-party certification bodies to assess compliance with TQF standards. 3.Supervision and monitoring of certification bodies for the TQF Product Certification Scheme by an independent and impartial third-party accreditation body TAF (Taiwan Accreditation Foundation). 4.Implement unannounced and unscheduled annual surveillance auditing. 5.Promotion of a comprehensive upgrade on the professional competences of the food industry.