Minister inspects market to check on labeling projectBy Yang Hsin-hui / Staff reporterMinister of Health and Welfare Chen Shih-chung (陳時中), accompanied by Taipei Deputy Mayor Vivian Huang (黃珊珊), yesterday conducted an inspection tour of Taipei’s Dihua Street (迪化街), talking to vendors and members of the public who expressed concern over the government’s lifting of the ban on imports of US pork products containing ractopamine. The central government is using Dihua Street’s traditional market for a pilot project on labeling indicating the place of origin of pork products. Minister of Health and Welfare Chen Shih-chung, center, and Taipei Deputy Mayor Vivian Huang, left, inspect the labeling of pork products at the Yongle Market in Taipei yesterday. Photo: Tu Chien-jung, Taipei Times“The Dihua Street market has already implemented origin labeling and we thank all vendors here for their cooperation,” Chen said. “We will establish a communication platform to continue talking with the local government to ensure food safety.”“People are concerned about the labeling of US pork imports, so I came here today to check and see if there are problems,” he said.

Source: Taipei Times September 17, 2020 15:56 UTC