No need to worry about US pork, former VP saysBy Lee I-chia and Wang Chun-chung / Staff reportersThe level of ractopamine residue in meat products is regulated by international food safety standards, so people should not worry about imports of US pork containing the additive, former vice president Chen Chien-jen (陳建仁) said yesterday. Self-government ordinances in Changhua and Hsinchu counties, as well as a few other cities and counties, ban pork containing ractopamine residue. Chen Shui-bian said he only allowed imports of US beef that was deboned and came from cattle under 30 months old. However, Ma was unwilling, Chen Shui-bian said, adding that after Ma assumed office, he was still “forced” to make the decision to allow imports. The easing of restrictions on US beef and pork imports might, as Tsai said on Friday, be an “important starting point” for comprehensive Taiwan-US economic cooperation and promote Taiwan-US relations, Chen Shui-bian said.

Source: Taipei Times August 30, 2020 15:56 UTC