Chiang Chih-kang
TaiwanpoliticianMale6.0Global Dominance: 0.00%Chiang Chih-kang is a prominent figure in the field of toxicology, currently serving as the director-general of Taiwan's Food and Drug Administration (FDA). Prior to this role, he was a professor at the National Taiwan University College of Medicine and the Graduate Institute of Toxicology. With a background in nephrology and a master’s degree in law, Chiang is well-equipped to address the complexities of public health, food safety, and regulatory issues. His appointment comes after a vacant period for the position, and he aims to enhance food safety, drug regulation, and medical device oversight through innovative technologies including artificial intelligence.
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Chiang Chih-kang is the FDA Director-General who reported on the camellia oil carcinogen issue.
Sales halted as more camellia oil fails carcinogen testTaiwan· 2026-07-28Food and Drug Administration Director-General Chiang Chih-kang stated that preliminary investigations indicated a link between heat loss and higher benzopyrene levels in oil.
Food safety law changes to boost oversight, finesTaiwan· 2026-07-21
FDA Director-General Chiang Chih-kang speaks at a press conference in Taipei.
Oil firm ordered to suspend productionTaiwan· 2026-07-11FDA Director-General Chiang Chih-kang said that vendors who fail to remove the recalled items by the deadline would face severe penalties.
Tainted oil items must be removed by noon: officialTaiwan· 2026-07-09
FDA Director-General Chiang Chih-kang said that vendors who fail to remove the recalled items would face severe penalties.
Tainted oil products must be removed by tomorrow, minister saysTaiwan· 2026-07-09
Food and Drug Administration Director-General Chiang Chih-kang answered questions from legislators at the Legislative Yuan in Taipei yesterday.
Taisun oil tests above carginogen limitTaiwan· 2026-07-09
FDA Director-General Chiang Chih-kang cited experts as saying that the incident might be linked to heat damage from post-harvest drying and fumigation of some Brazilian soybeans.
MOHW, 4 oil producers to meet todayTaiwan· 2026-07-05Chiang Chih-kang, the FDA Director-General, spoke at a news conference regarding the Central Union oil contamination case.
Recalls for Central Union oil reaches 17.422 tonnesTaiwan· 2026-07-03FDA Director-General Chiang Chih-kang said that this adjustment was made based on international and domestic scientific evidence.
FDA ends import restrictions on Fukushima foodsTaiwan· 2025-11-21
Food and Drug Administration Director-General Chiang Chih-kang said that Taiwan’s biomedical industry would face a transition with the implementation of the 'five strategies.'
Government looks to AI to modernize healthcareTaiwan· 2025-09-04FDA Director-General Chiang Chih-kang said 21,717 batches of food imports from the five Japanese prefectures were tested for radiation.
FDA plans to remove restrictions on imports from Fukushima disaster areasTaiwan· 2025-09-01Food and Drug Administration Director-General Chiang Chih-kang said that in the event of disasters or emergencies, medical drone deliveries are not subject to a restriction in the Pharmaceutical Affairs Act.
Drones deliver medicine to isolated areas for first timeTaiwan· 2025-08-04
FDA Director-General Chiang Chih-kang said yesterday that the food rule grace period would be indefinite.
Food rule grace period ‘indefinite’: FDATaiwan· 2025-06-05
Food and Drug Administration (FDA) Director-General Chiang Chih-kang said that the new food delivery safety rules would not be enforced until a consensus is reached.
Enforcement of new food delivery safety rules delayedTaiwan· 2025-06-05Food and Drug Administration Director-General Chiang Chih-kang said that more than 600,000 test kits would be available for purchase weekly once manufacturers ramp up production.
Minister discusses COVID-19 policies - Taipei TimesTaiwan· 2025-05-28
FDA Director-General Chiang Chih-kang announced the lifting of the age restriction on Japanese beef imports.
FDA lifts age restriction on Japanese beef importsTaiwan· 2025-05-23FDA Director-General Chiang Chih-kang said the latest two batches were produced by the same manufacturer as the previous batch.
Ractopamine found in more Australian porkTaiwan· 2025-05-06FDA Director-General Chiang Chih-kang said the batch in question contained ractopamine at a concentration of 0.001ppm.
Six beef batches exceed ractopamine limitsTaiwan· 2025-05-05Chiang Chih-kang is the Director-General of the Food and Drug Administration in Taiwan and discussed the import of Japanese beef products.
Taiwan to open doors to imports of all Japanese beef productsTaiwan· 2025-05-05Chiang Chih-kang today took office as director-general of the Food and Drug Administration (FDA).
Chiang Chih-kang sworn in as new FDA director-generalTaiwan· 2025-02-27