Due to its stringent food safety regulations, Taiwan prohibits any additives in frozen and canned fruit. Earlier this year, the National Bureau of Agricultural Commodity and Food Standards admitted it had received a series of warnings from Taiwan's food and drug authorities. They were concerned about the excessive amount of restricted or banned substances, including saccharin, found in several food products from Thailand. Saccharin, which is cheaper than sugar and 300 to 400 times sweeter, is commonly used by Thai food vendors and producers. Thailand's dream of becoming a kitchen of the world will never be realised until food safety issues are finally laid to rest.

Source: Bangkok Post July 28, 2017 23:03 UTC