Taiwanese President Ma Ying-jeou has announced plans to create a food safety agency within his government in an effort to combat problems with tainted food and other food safety concerns that have plagued Taiwan and
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Food Company Executive Detained in Taiwan’s Ongoing ‘Gutter Oil’ Scandal
The chairman of a Taiwan-based company suspected of buying recycled waste oil and mixing it with lard oil for sale to unsuspecting customers was reportedly detained Saturday on suspicion of fraud. Officials said Yeh Wen-hsiang
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Taiwan Firm Recalls 12 Products Possibly Made With Recycled Waste Oil
One of Taiwan’s oldest food companies announced a recall last week of 12 products after finding out they may have been made with oil recycled from kitchen and industrial waste. 
Wei Chuan Foods has been
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U.S. Presses Taiwan on Ractopamine Ban
Just days after the reelection of Taiwan’s President Ma Ying-jeou, Washington is stepping up pressure on the administration to back down on its ban on ractopamine, a leanness- and growth-promoting drug used widely in pork
Taiwan Refuses More U.S. Beef for Drug Residues
Taiwan’s Department of Health (DOH) announced last week it has once again detected residues of lean-promoting drug ractopamine in beef products imported from the U.S., according to Focus Taiwan News Channel.
Public health authorities at
Canada Warns of Juice Imports with Phthalates
The Canadian Food Inspection Agency (CFIA) is warning the public about the possibility of Di-Ethyl Hexyl Phthalate (DEHP) being added to certain foods and beverages imported from Taiwan.
Phthalates are a family of chemicals commonly
U.S. Senators Press Taiwan on Ractopamine Ban
Feed Additive Remains Sticking Point in Beef Dispute; Key Ag Senators Press Taiwan, Declaring U.S. Beef Safe
The two top Senators on the Agriculture Committee, Ranking Member Pat Roberts (R-KS) and Chairwoman Debbie Stabenow (D-MI),
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Sweet Red Beans From Taiwan Need Attention
A low-acid canned food facility located in Chao Zhou, Taiwan, has “serious deviations” from the low-acid canned food regulations, the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) says.
United Taiwan Corporation owns the facility, which produces
Taiwan to Inspect U.S. Beef Facilities
Taiwan will begin sending public health officials to conduct on-sight inspections of slaughterhouses processing beef which will be exported to the country, Focus Taiwan, a local newspaper reported.
According to Taiwan’s Health Ministers Yaung Chih-liang,
Is American Meat Unsafe or is this a Trade War?
Is “Made in the U.S.A.” safe? Or, is this a trade war?
When I was a kid in the early 1960s, I recall that “Made in Japan” meant cheap, but also sub-par in quality. Interesting
Taiwan: Pickled, Dried Food Fails Tests
Public health officials in Taiwan found that nearly 30 percent of dried fruit and pickled vegetables found in grocery stores fail to meat local food safety standards, often due to excessive levels of additives.
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