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[[Alfred Chen|Under Alfred Chen's leadership, in 1991, Namchow opened its first factory overseas in Thailand.]]<ref>{{cite news |last1=Gibson |first1=Liam |title=Bountiful South: Localize or go home |url=https://www.taipeitimes.com/News/feat/archives/2018/04/24/2003691883 |access-date=31 August 2021 |work=Taipei Times |date=24 April 2018}}</ref> [[Alfred Chen|In 2003, Namchow opened its first Dian Shui Lou restaurant specializing in]] {{ill|Jiangzhe cuisine|zh|江浙菜}}, which later became a chain restaurant.<ref>{{cite news |author1=Ho Yi |title=Restaurant review: Dian Shui Lou 點水樓 |url=https://www.taipeitimes.com/News/feat/archives/2011/09/09/2003512810 |access-date=31 August 2021 |work=Taipei Times |date=9 September 2011}}</ref> [[Alfred Chen|In 2004, Namchow opened a Russian restaurant in Taipei.]]<ref name="ruslin">{{cite news |last1=Lin |first1=Jackie |title=Namchow opens Russian restaurant |url=https://www.taipeitimes.com/News/biz/archives/2004/11/16/2003211316 |access-date=31 August 2021 |work=Taipei Times |date=16 November 2004}}</ref> [[Alfred Chen|In 2008, the company announced plans to produce food and beverages for a wide range of franchise businesses.]]<ref name="franchise"/> <ref>{{cite news |last1=Hsu |first1=Crystal |title=Namchow mulls plans to auction off Taipei plots |url=http://www.taipeitimes.com/News/biz/archives/2011/03/17/2003498353 |access-date=31 August 2021 |work=Taipei Times |date=17 March 2011}}</ref>
[[Alfred Chen|Under Alfred Chen's leadership, in 1991, Namchow opened its first factory overseas in Thailand.]]<ref>{{cite news |last1=Gibson |first1=Liam |title=Bountiful South: Localize or go home |url=https://www.taipeitimes.com/News/feat/archives/2018/04/24/2003691883 |access-date=31 August 2021 |work=Taipei Times |date=24 April 2018}}</ref> [[Alfred Chen|In 2003, Namchow opened its first Dian Shui Lou restaurant specializing in]] {{ill|Jiangzhe cuisine|zh|江浙菜}}, which later became a chain restaurant.<ref>{{cite news |author1=Ho Yi |title=Restaurant review: Dian Shui Lou 點水樓 |url=https://www.taipeitimes.com/News/feat/archives/2011/09/09/2003512810 |access-date=31 August 2021 |work=Taipei Times |date=9 September 2011}}</ref> [[Alfred Chen|In 2004, Namchow opened a Russian restaurant in Taipei.]]<ref name="ruslin">{{cite news |last1=Lin |first1=Jackie |title=Namchow opens Russian restaurant |url=https://www.taipeitimes.com/News/biz/archives/2004/11/16/2003211316 |access-date=31 August 2021 |work=Taipei Times |date=16 November 2004}}</ref> [[Alfred Chen|In 2008, the company announced plans to produce food and beverages for a wide range of franchise businesses.]]<ref name="franchise"/> <ref>{{cite news |last1=Hsu |first1=Crystal |title=Namchow mulls plans to auction off Taipei plots |url=http://www.taipeitimes.com/News/biz/archives/2011/03/17/2003498353 |access-date=31 August 2021 |work=Taipei Times |date=17 March 2011}}</ref>


[[Alfred Chen|During the eruption of a series of 2014 Taiwan food scandals, Chen urged the government to bring the nation's food safety standards in line with international norms.]]<ref>{{cite news |last1=Su |first1=Amy |title=Namchow chair criticizes food safety |url=http://www.taipeitimes.com/News/biz/archives/2014/10/13/2003601915 |access-date=31 August 2021 |work=Taipei Times |date=13 October 2014}}</ref> [[Alfred Chen|Meanwhile Government agencies discovered that documentation Namchow submitted for customs review had labeled batches of its imported oil as industrial cooking oil.]]<ref>{{cite news |last1=Hsu |first1=Stacy |last2=Su |first2=Amy |title=Ministry, bureau to check reports from Namchow |url=http://www.taipeitimes.com/News/front/archives/2014/10/16/2003602180 |access-date=31 August 2021 |work=Taipei Times}}</ref> [[Alfred Chen|The clerical mistake on the forms was fined by]] <ref>{{cite news |last1=Hsu |first1=Stacy |last2=Su |first2=Amy |title=FOOD SCANDAL: Incorrect permits no 'mistake': ministry |url=http://www.taipeitimes.com/News/taiwan/archives/2014/10/17/2003602279 |access-date=31 August 2021 |work=Taipei Times |date=17 October 2014}}</ref> [[Alfred Chen|the Taipei City Government's Department of Health NT$30 million.]]<ref>{{cite news |last1=Gerber |first1=Abraham |last2=Su |first2=Amy |title=Namchow fined NT$30m over oil |url=https://www.taipeitimes.com/News/front/archives/2014/10/17/2003602264 |access-date=31 August 2021 |work=Taipei Times |date=17 October 2014}}</ref> <ref>{{cite news |last1=Su |first1=Amy |title=FamilyMart stops serving Namchow's soft ice cream |url=https://www.taipeitimes.com/News/biz/archives/2014/10/16/2003602155 |access-date=31 August 2021 |work=Taipei Times |date=16 October 2014}}</ref> [[Alfred Chen|Namchow products were quickly pulled from shelves, and an investigation showed that the company met safety standards.]]<ref>{{cite news |title=Ministry of Health censured over last year's oil scandal |url=http://www.taipeitimes.com/News/taiwan/archives/2015/11/07/2003631912 |access-date=31 August 2021 |work=Taipei Times |date=7 November 2015}}</ref>
[[Alfred Chen|During the eruption of a series of 2014 Taiwan food scandals, Chen urged the government to bring the nation's food safety standards in line with international norms.]]<ref>{{cite news |last1=Su |first1=Amy |title=Namchow chair criticizes food safety |url=http://www.taipeitimes.com/News/biz/archives/2014/10/13/2003601915 |access-date=31 August 2021 |work=Taipei Times |date=13 October 2014}}</ref> [[Alfred Chen|Meanwhile Government agencies discovered that documentation Namchow submitted for customs review had labeled batches of its imported oil as industrial cooking oil.]]<ref>{{cite news |last1=Hsu |first1=Stacy |last2=Su |first2=Amy |title=Ministry, bureau to check reports from Namchow |url=http://www.taipeitimes.com/News/front/archives/2014/10/16/2003602180 |access-date=31 August 2021 |work=Taipei Times}}</ref> [[Alfred Chen|The clerical mistake on the forms was fined by]] <ref>{{cite news |last1=Hsu |first1=Stacy |last2=Su |first2=Amy |title=FOOD SCANDAL: Incorrect permits no 'mistake': ministry |url=http://www.taipeitimes.com/News/taiwan/archives/2014/10/17/2003602279 |access-date=31 August 2021 |work=Taipei Times |date=17 October 2014}}</ref> [[Alfred Chen|the Taipei City Government's Department of Health NT$30 million.]]<ref>{{cite news |last1=Gerber |first1=Abraham |last2=Su |first2=Amy |title=Namchow fined NT$30m over oil |url=https://www.taipeitimes.com/News/front/archives/2014/10/17/2003602264 |access-date=31 August 2021 |work=Taipei Times |date=17 October 2014}}</ref> <ref>{{cite news |last1=Su |first1=Amy |title=FamilyMart stops serving Namchow's soft ice cream |url=https://www.taipeitimes.com/News/biz/archives/2014/10/16/2003602155 |access-date=31 August 2021 |work=Taipei Times |date=16 October 2014}}</ref> [[Alfred Chen|Namchow products were quickly pulled from shelves, and an investigation showed that the company met safety standards.]]<ref>{{cite news |title=Ministry of Health censured over last year's oil scandal |url=http://www.taipeitimes.com/News/taiwan/archives/2015/11/07/2003631912 |access-date=31 August 2021 |work=Taipei Times |date=7 November 2015}}</ref>The Australian Government Department of Agriculture (the Department) had investigated into this matter and confirmed that the products exported meet the requirements of the certificate agreed on 13 August 2014 with Taiwan's Food and Drug Administration for unrefined edible tallow (Declaration and Certificate for Shipments of Tallow for Further Processing). The Department can further advice the reference to "Industry Use" in the Certificate of Australian Origin issued by the Australian Chamber of Commerce and Industry may have been included in error and the goods were not unsuitable for use in food. https://www.newsmarket.com.tw/blog/59194/
The Taiwan Food and Drug Administration (“TFDA”) of the Ministry of Health and Welfare received official certificates from Australia and the Philippines confirming that 30 batches of butter, coconut oil and palm kernel oil imported from Namchow can be " refined into edible oil". On October 19, 2014, TFDA further announced the inspection results of the oil extracted by the inspection factory, that is, heavy metals, aflatoxins, and antioxidants all meet the hygienic standards. And the Taoyuan County Health Bureau also decided to allow Namchow to resume selling its edible oil products. https://www.setn.com/news.aspx?newsid=44499
Because it was just a negligence in administrative procedures, the Taipei City Health Bureau changed the above-mentioned NT$30 million fine to NT$4.05 million. https://news.ltn.com.tw/news/society/breakingnews/1562126


[[Alfred Chen|In 2016, Namchow signed a memorandum of understanding with the]] {{ill|Metal Industries Research and Development Centre|zh|金屬工業研究發展中心}} in a bid to expand into the cosmetics sector.<ref>{{cite news |title=Namchow inks skincare MOU |url=http://www.taipeitimes.com/News/biz/archives/2016/10/27/2003657988 |access-date=31 August 2021 |work=Taipei Times |date=27 October 2016}}</ref> [[Alfred Chen|In 2018, Namchow Food Group (Shanghai) Company, a subsidiary of Namchow Group, began exploring the possibility of an initial public offering on the Shanghai Stock Exchange.]]<ref>{{cite news |title=Namchow to launch China IPO |url=http://taipeitimes.com/News/biz/archives/2018/03/12/2003689105 |access-date=31 August 2021 |work=Taipei Times |date=12 March 2018}}</ref><ref>{{cite news |title=Namchow ahead of schedule |url=http://www.taipeitimes.com/News/biz/archives/2018/05/31/2003694012 |access-date=31 August 2021 |work=Taipei Times |date=31 May 2018}}</ref>
[[Alfred Chen|In 2016, Namchow signed a memorandum of understanding with the]] {{ill|Metal Industries Research and Development Centre|zh|金屬工業研究發展中心}} in a bid to expand into the cosmetics sector.<ref>{{cite news |title=Namchow inks skincare MOU |url=http://www.taipeitimes.com/News/biz/archives/2016/10/27/2003657988 |access-date=31 August 2021 |work=Taipei Times |date=27 October 2016}}</ref> [[Alfred Chen|In 2018, Namchow Food Group (Shanghai) Company, a subsidiary of Namchow Group, began exploring the possibility of an initial public offering on the Shanghai Stock Exchange.]]<ref>{{cite news |title=Namchow to launch China IPO |url=http://taipeitimes.com/News/biz/archives/2018/03/12/2003689105 |access-date=31 August 2021 |work=Taipei Times |date=12 March 2018}}</ref><ref>{{cite news |title=Namchow ahead of schedule |url=http://www.taipeitimes.com/News/biz/archives/2018/05/31/2003694012 |access-date=31 August 2021 |work=Taipei Times |date=31 May 2018}}</ref>

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"Chen Fei-lung" redirects here. For the snooker player, see Chen Feilong.

In this Chinese name, the family name is Chen (陳).
Alfred Chen
MLY
陳飛龍
Chen as a member of the Fifth Legislative Yuan
Member of the Legislative Yuan
In office
14 September 2004 – 31 January 2005
Preceded byLiu Sung-pan
ConstituencyRepublic of China (People First Party list)
Personal details
Born (1937-10-02) 2 October 1937 (age 87)
British Hong Kong
NationalityTaiwanese
Political partyPeople First Party (since 2001)
Other political
affiliations		Kuomintang (until 2001)
OccupationPolitician
ProfessionBusiness executive

Alfred Chen or Chen Fei-lung Chinese: 陳飛龍; born 2 October 1937) is a Taiwanese business executive and former politician.

Education

Alfred Chen studied foreign languages at Tamkang University before attending the University of San Francisco.[1]

Business career

Namchow Group [zh] was established in 1952 as a chemical manufacturing company specializing in soapmaking.[2] After Chen Rong-gong [zh] stepped aside, his eldest son Alfred Chen assumed control of the company. Namchow diversified into the manufacturing of frozen dough, cookies, noodles, and margaine. It also imported Häagen-Dazs and Kellogg's products.[3] Namchow owns the Duroyal brand, and manufactured ice cream for FamilyMart.[4] The company also supplied oil to McDonald's and MOS Burger in Taiwan.[5]

Under Alfred Chen's leadership, in 1991, Namchow opened its first factory overseas in Thailand.[6] In 2003, Namchow opened its first Dian Shui Lou restaurant specializing in Jiangzhe cuisine [zh], which later became a chain restaurant.[7] In 2004, Namchow opened a Russian restaurant in Taipei.[3] In 2008, the company announced plans to produce food and beverages for a wide range of franchise businesses.[2] [8]

During the eruption of a series of 2014 Taiwan food scandals, Chen urged the government to bring the nation's food safety standards in line with international norms.[9] Meanwhile Government agencies discovered that documentation Namchow submitted for customs review had labeled batches of its imported oil as industrial cooking oil.[10] The clerical mistake on the forms was fined by [11] the Taipei City Government's Department of Health NT$30 million.[12] [13] Namchow products were quickly pulled from shelves, and an investigation showed that the company met safety standards.[14]The Australian Government Department of Agriculture (the Department) had investigated into this matter and confirmed that the products exported meet the requirements of the certificate agreed on 13 August 2014 with Taiwan's Food and Drug Administration for unrefined edible tallow (Declaration and Certificate for Shipments of Tallow for Further Processing). The Department can further advice the reference to "Industry Use" in the Certificate of Australian Origin issued by the Australian Chamber of Commerce and Industry may have been included in error and the goods were not unsuitable for use in food. https://www.newsmarket.com.tw/blog/59194/ The Taiwan Food and Drug Administration (“TFDA”) of the Ministry of Health and Welfare received official certificates from Australia and the Philippines confirming that 30 batches of butter, coconut oil and palm kernel oil imported from Namchow can be " refined into edible oil". On October 19, 2014, TFDA further announced the inspection results of the oil extracted by the inspection factory, that is, heavy metals, aflatoxins, and antioxidants all meet the hygienic standards. And the Taoyuan County Health Bureau also decided to allow Namchow to resume selling its edible oil products. https://www.setn.com/news.aspx?newsid=44499 Because it was just a negligence in administrative procedures, the Taipei City Health Bureau changed the above-mentioned NT$30 million fine to NT$4.05 million. https://news.ltn.com.tw/news/society/breakingnews/1562126

In 2016, Namchow signed a memorandum of understanding with the Metal Industries Research and Development Centre [zh] in a bid to expand into the cosmetics sector.[15] In 2018, Namchow Food Group (Shanghai) Company, a subsidiary of Namchow Group, began exploring the possibility of an initial public offering on the Shanghai Stock Exchange.[16][17]

Political career

Alfred Chen accepted a nomination from the People First Party, and was placed on its party list for the 2001 legislative elections. For running as a PFP candidate, Chen was expelled from the Kuomintang.[18] Following the withdrawal of at-large legislator Liu Sung-pan from the People First Party, Chen was appointed to the Legislative Yuan.[19][20] He took office on 14 September 2004,[1] and completed Liu's term, through 31 January 2005.

References

  1. ^ a b "Alfred F. L. Chen (5)". Legislative Yuan. Retrieved 31 August 2021.
  2. ^ a b "Namchow to enter franchise market". Taipei Times. 19 May 2008. Retrieved 31 August 2021.
  3. ^ a b Lin, Jackie (16 November 2004). "Namchow opens Russian restaurant". Taipei Times. Retrieved 31 August 2021.
  4. ^ Su, Amy (7 June 2014). "Namchow Chemical relying on oil, fat and ice cream". Taipei Times. Retrieved 31 August 2021.
  5. ^ Hsu, Crystal (10 July 2009). "Namchow denies its oil is toxic". Taipei Times. Retrieved 31 August 2021.
  6. ^ Gibson, Liam (24 April 2018). "Bountiful South: Localize or go home". Taipei Times. Retrieved 31 August 2021.
  7. ^ Ho Yi (9 September 2011). "Restaurant review: Dian Shui Lou 點水樓". Taipei Times. Retrieved 31 August 2021.
  8. ^ Hsu, Crystal (17 March 2011). "Namchow mulls plans to auction off Taipei plots". Taipei Times. Retrieved 31 August 2021.
  9. ^ Su, Amy (13 October 2014). "Namchow chair criticizes food safety". Taipei Times. Retrieved 31 August 2021.
  10. ^ Hsu, Stacy; Su, Amy. "Ministry, bureau to check reports from Namchow". Taipei Times. Retrieved 31 August 2021.
  11. ^ Hsu, Stacy; Su, Amy (17 October 2014). "FOOD SCANDAL: Incorrect permits no 'mistake': ministry". Taipei Times. Retrieved 31 August 2021.
  12. ^ Gerber, Abraham; Su, Amy (17 October 2014). "Namchow fined NT$30m over oil". Taipei Times. Retrieved 31 August 2021.
  13. ^ Su, Amy (16 October 2014). "FamilyMart stops serving Namchow's soft ice cream". Taipei Times. Retrieved 31 August 2021.
  14. ^ "Ministry of Health censured over last year's oil scandal". Taipei Times. 7 November 2015. Retrieved 31 August 2021.
  15. ^ "Namchow inks skincare MOU". Taipei Times. 27 October 2016. Retrieved 31 August 2021.
  16. ^ "Namchow to launch China IPO". Taipei Times. 12 March 2018. Retrieved 31 August 2021.
  17. ^ "Namchow ahead of schedule". Taipei Times. 31 May 2018. Retrieved 31 August 2021.
  18. ^ Low, Stephanie (13 October 2001). "KMT kicks out seven, punishes four members". Taipei Times. Retrieved 31 August 2021.
  19. ^ Yiu, Cody (8 September 2004). "Corrupt PFP veteran sentenced to jail". Taipei Times. Retrieved 31 August 2021.
  20. ^ Wu, Debby (9 September 2004). "Liu Sung-fan withdraws PFP membership". Taipei Times. Retrieved 31 August 2021.
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