Executive Yuan clarifies list of pork import nationsBy Lee Hsin-fang, Lin Hui-chin and Dennis Xie / Staff reporters, with staff writer and CNAOnly 13 nations are allowed to export pork to Taiwan, so it is not correct to say that pork containing ractopamine from around the world would be allowed to enter the local market after the government sets residual allowance levels for the feed additive in imported pork, Executive Yuan spokesman Ting Yi-ming (丁怡銘) said yesterday. Minister of Health and Welfare Chen Shih-chung speaks at the Legislative Yuan in Taipei yesterday. The US is the only nation that would possibly export pork containing ractopamine to Taiwan from Jan. 1, when President Tsai Ing-wen’s (蔡英文) order is to take effect, he said. Tsai on Aug. 28 announced that the nation’s long-time ban on pork imports containing ractopamine would end by setting safety residual standards. Chen Shih-chung said that he has had discussions with Su about resuming the briefings.

Source: Taipei Times October 29, 2020 15:56 UTC