Staff Writer, with CNATwelve hotels, some with five stars, have been fined for failing to meet food safety standards, the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) said. The FDA tested 116 food products at 58 hotels between April and July to confirm if their food services were in compliance with the Hazard Analysis and Critical Control Points (HACCP) and Good Hygiene Practices management systems. The suppliers of the food items were each fined NT$30,000, the FDA added. The agency said it found expired food at seven hotels, including the Ambassador Hotel Taipei, Regent Taipei and Grand Hotel Taipei, resulting in fines of between NT$60,000 and NT$300,000. The expired food items were mostly dried goods, which are easily overlooked as they have long expiry dates, FDA official Chou Pei-ju (周珮如) said.
