Mislabeling triggers doubt over ‘Taiwan Pork’ labelA TRIAL MONTH: National Animal Industry Foundation executive director Wang Chung-shu said Formosa Chang was approved as its Spanish pork supply finishes this weekBy Yang Yuan-ting / Staff reporterMembers of the public yesterday called into question the credibility of the government-certified “Taiwan Pork” label after braised pork rice chain Formosa Chang (鬍鬚張) was found to use the label for some products containing Spanish pork. The promotion of local pork through the “Taiwan Pork” label is a government measure designed to mitigate the effects of lifting restrictions on US pork imports. Council of Agriculture Minister Chen Chi-chung, right, and the winner of a competition to design the “Taiwan Pork” label, Lin Lee-hsun, stand next to the label at an awards ceremony in Taipei on Oct. 6. Photo: Chien Hui-ju, Taipei TimesThe Council of Agriculture (COA) in October launched the label, saying that businesses selling local pork could apply to use it from last month. Formosa Chang said it was approved to use “Taiwan Pork” labels throughout the nation, but customers reported that one of its lunchboxes, braised pork with anka, contained pork from Spain.

Source: Taipei Times December 26, 2020 18:56 UTC