An unsavoury pesticide sagaLocal news reports that Taiwan is to return or destroy a batch of a famous tea brand and ground chilli from Thailand because of insecticide residues look bad for Thailand, which promotes itself as the kitchen of the world. The cases reaffirm the fact that Taiwan maintains stringent food safety measures. This is because Thailand's FDA does not impose safety standards for this type of insecticide or several others. The state should step in and help in this matter and also make food safety a national agenda item. Thailand should also be able to boast about food safety, and that requires an all-out effort.

Source: Bangkok Post November 06, 2020 00:00 UTC