Ractopamine not in all US pork, Chen Shih-chung saysDOUBLE-EDGED SWORD: About 80 percent of US pork does not contain the additive, but Taiwanese might reject all US pork, the minister of health saidBy Lee I-chia / Staff reporterNot all US pork contains ractopamine and just because pork contains the additive does not mean it is poisonous, Minister of Health and Welfare Chen Shih-chung (陳時中) said yesterday. Minister of Health and Welfare Chen Shih-chung attends a meeting of the Social Welfare and Environmental Hygiene Committee yesterday at the Legislative Yuan in Taipei. The rally’s organizers said that more than 50,000 people attended the march, although Chen said it was uncertain if that many people opposed ractopamine pork. US pork does not mean pork containing ractopamine, and pork containing ractopamine is not equal to poisonous pork,” he added. Chen said that the government hopes that US authorities would understand that allowing imports of US pork containing ractopamine might not necessarily benefit US pork exports, as Taiwanese consumers might be suspicious of all US pork, including the nearly 80 percent without the additive.

Source: Taipei Times November 23, 2020 15:56 UTC