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Tuesday, February 27, 2024
Taiwan's Premier suggests cross-contamination may explain pork additive scare
Taiwan's Premier Chen Chien-jen informed lawmakers that a potential case of cross-contamination could have led Taichung Health Bureau to mistakenly detect banned additives in a sample of pork slices provided by Taiwan Sugar Corp (Taisugar), ...
Wednesday, February 21, 2024
Experts in Taiwan to meet following discovery of banned additive in pork produced by state-owned firm
Experts will meet on February 21 to discuss how banned leanness-enhancing additive cimbuterol came to be found in a pork product made by state-owned Taiwan Sugar Co (Taisugar), the country's Food and Drug Administration (FDA) said last week ...
Wednesday, February 7, 2024
Taisugar pork products clear of banned additive in Taiwan
Taiwan's Ministry of Agriculture has announced that a repeat test on frozen pork products supplied by Taiwan Sugar Corp (Taisugar) revealed no traces of a banned leanness-enhancing additive, Taipei Times reported.
Monday, October 9, 2023
Taiwan rejects suggestion subsidies for pork imports behind domestic pork's lower market share
Taiwan's Ministry of Agriculture (MOA) denied that the subsidies it provides for imported pork are to be blamed for the falling market share of domestic pork in the country, according to a statement issued on October 8.
Monday, October 9, 2023
All batches of pork entering Taiwan to be scrutinised at borders
Taiwan's Food and Drug Administration (FDA) announced on October 7 that border inspections on imported pork entering the country would be conducted for every batch, as two local importers were recently found to have falsely labeled pork imp ...
Thursday, April 6, 2023
Taiwan considers allowing special pork imports
Taiwan's Council of Agriculture (COA) is considering to allow special pork imports, after prices for the meat in the country increased to an average of NTD 99.03 (~US$3.24; NTD 10 = US$0.33) per kg, Taipei Times reported.
Monday, February 20, 2023
Taiwan gets first batch of Paraguayan pork
Paraguay President Mario Abdo Benítez recently headed a delegation to Taiwan to celebrate the arrival of the first Paraguayan pork shipment to the country.
Monday, February 13, 2023
Taiwan imposes higher fine on illegal import of pork products from Singapore following ASF discovery
From February 10, those who import, bring in or ship in pork products from Singapore into Taiwan will be fined NT$200,000 (US$6,613) for the first offence, Taiwan's Central Emergency Operation Centre said.
Friday, September 16, 2022
Taiwan imposes one-week ban on local movements of pork from Kinmen
Taiwan's Council of Agriculture (COA) has imposed a one-week ban on the transport of pork products from Kinmen to other parts of the country after a pig carcass, which washed up on the outlying island, tested positive for African swine feve ...
Tuesday, August 16, 2022
Taiwan warns against bringing in pork from areas hit by ASF
Taiwan's National Immigration Agency repeated a call on August 14 for people not to bring pork into the country from areas affected by African swine fever (ASF), citing an increased number of contraventions by foreign nationals over the pas ...
Tuesday, May 24, 2022
Taiwan forbids mail-delivered pork products to prevent ASF
Taiwan now forbids pork products and other animal products to be sent by mail.
Tuesday, December 28, 2021
Taiwanese referendum rejects banning of imported US pork treated with ractopamine
Taiwan recently held a referendum this month on several issues, including the possible ban on imports of US pork from pigs treated with ractopamine.
Wednesday, November 3, 2021
Vendors in Taiwan accused of misrepresenting beef items after pork found in products
Several vendors of beef and lamb items are misrepresenting their products, the Consumer Protection Association of Taiwan (CPAT) charged on November 2, after it found pork in several of their products.
Tuesday, May 18, 2021
Taiwan to hold pork referendum in August
Taiwan's election commission approved referendum vote by the public to be held in August 28, 2021 t to decide whether to ban pork containing ractopamine, The Asahi Shimbun reported.
Wednesday, April 7, 2021
USTR concerned over Taiwan policy to require country of origin labeling for pork
The Office of the United States Trade Representative (USTR) is concerned over Taiwan's policy to require country of origin labeling for pork following the ractopamine controversy in Taiwan, Taiwan News reported.

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