Environmental Protection Administration Toxic and Chemical Substance Bureau Director-General Hsieh Yein-rui yesterday presents planned amendments to regulations on explosive substances at a news conference in Taipei. Ammonium nitrate is also used to produce helium, the first chemical restricted by the EPA, Hsieh said. The online sale of the substances would be banned, as well as their unlicensed transportation, storage or sale, he said. The regulations would stipulate fines of NT$30,000 to NT$300,000 (US$1,051 to US$10,514) for breaches when transporting the substances, Hsieh said. The EPA had also found that some aluminum cleaning products sold in Taiwan contained hydrofluoric acid, he said.

Source: Taipei Times April 01, 2021 15:56 UTC