Taipei to implement label rules for pork in its storesBy Yang Hsin-hui / Staff reporterRactopamine-free pork promotion sections are to be set up at convenience stores, supermarkets and hypermarkets in Taipei next month, the Taipei City Government said yesterday as it unveiled a series of measures ahead of a policy change on US pork imports. Taipei Deputy Mayor Vivian Huang speaks at a news conference in Taipei yesterday in front of a poster describing the Taipei City Government’s regulations for pork imported from the US with traces of ractopamine and beef from cattle 30 months or older. Sellers and catering businesses should label pork products that contain residues of ractopamine, she said. Meanwhile, the New Taipei City Council on Wednesday approved amendments to its food safety regulations, which include clauses and penalties requiring local pork products to be ractopamine-free and labeled accordingly. With food safety its priority, the government would watch how local governments respond and announce consistent rules later, Su said.

Source: Taipei Times December 11, 2020 15:56 UTC