Nation to ensure quality of imported pork, beefREMOVING BARRIERS: The government would establish mechanisms to trace the source of pork and beef, and set up a NT$10 billion fund to support local hog farmersBy Dennis Xie / Staff writer, with CNAThe government would adhere to scientific evidence and international standards to ensure the quality of US pork containing ractopamine and US beef entering Taiwan, Premier Su Tseng-chang (蘇貞昌) said yesterday. The public’s preference for local pork would make it competitive against US pork, despite the latter being cheaper, Su told reporters, citing data showing that Taiwanese consume more local pork than imported pork. The local pork market has a self-sufficiency rate of more than 90 percent, the data showed. An employee at a supermarket in Kaohsiung yesterday holds signs reassuring customers that all pork products sold at the store contain only Taiwanese pork. The government would place the health of Taiwanese foremost, Su said, adding that it would implement measures such as source-tracing and clear labeling of pork and beef products.

Source: Taipei Times September 07, 2020 15:56 UTC