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Selling pork with ractopamine was supposed to be easier, but just got harder in Taiwan

By Dan Flynn on January 5, 2021

Taiwan may have made a deal with U.S. trade negotiators to end the ban on ractopamine in imported livestock on Jan. 1, but local governments are not going along.

Mayors of  Taipei, New Taipei, and…
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Video records showed issues at diner linked to Salmonella outbreak

By News Desk on June 29, 2020

Surveillance camera recordings helped identify lapses during food preparation and poor sanitation as part of a Salmonella outbreak in Taiwan in 2018, according to researchers.

In late April 2018, a salmonellosis outbreak among customers of…
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Gel cups recalled from 25 countries because of choking risk

By News Desk on June 15, 2020

Mini jelly cups from Taiwan have been recalled from more than 25 countries because they may pose a choking risk.

ABC jelly fruit cup sweets are subject to recall because of the presence of gel-forming…
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Study reveals foodborne illness burden in Taiwan

By News Desk on May 8, 2020

One in six Taiwanese people suffered from foodborne illness annually during a four year period studied by researchers.

From 2012 to 2015, almost 3.9 million foodborne illnesses and 50 deaths occurred annually in the country.…
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Taiwanese Government to Establish Food Safety Agency

By News Desk on October 14, 2014

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

By News Desk on September 15, 2014

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

By News Desk on September 8, 2014

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

By Helena Bottemiller on February 7, 2012

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

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Taiwan Refuses More U.S. Beef for Drug Residues

By News Desk on August 17, 2011

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

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Canada Warns of Juice Imports with Phthalates

By News Desk on May 31, 2011

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

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U.S. Senators Press Taiwan on Ractopamine Ban

By Helena Bottemiller on April 20, 2011

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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