The inspection rate of imported meat and meat products was only 4 percent. We doubt if the inspectors would be able to conduct intensive inspections as the ministry has promised with expanded imports of US meat products,” Wang said. Inspections of US meat products should not interfere with examinations of other food products, she added. The US Department of Agriculture (USDA) labels meat product as “USDA Organic” only if they do not contain ractopamine, NPP Legislator Chen Jiau-hua (陳椒華) said. This year the Canadian government made ractopamine-free a criterion for meat products to receive a quality label, Chen said.

Source: Taipei Times September 10, 2020 15:56 UTC