Tsai should let DPP vote as they please on US porkCHRISTMAS PRESENT: With public opinion against the policy, DPP legislators without party constraints might even abolish the executive order, a former physician saidBy Lin Liang-sheng and Kayleigh Madjar / Staff reporter, with staff writerPresident Tsai Ing-wen (蔡英文), as the Democratic Progressive Party (DPP) chairperson, should let party legislators vote as they wish on the issue of importing pork containing ractopamine, the Civil Alliance Against Poisoned Pork said yesterday. Photo: Chien Jung-fong, Taipei TimesChen might not actually support the policy, in which case he should urge the Tsai administration to clean up its own mess, Su added. Chen is bringing ractopamine-laced pork into the nation without considering its effect on domestic pork prices, while insisting that it would not be competitive in the market, alliance spokesman Lee Chien-cheng (李建誠) said. The Tsai administration has changed its position on imports of pork and beef containing ractopamine, now saying it would not have any effect, he said, adding that it might even allow ractopamine to be used domestically. Small and medium-sized swine farms are being forced out of the market, selling pork nearly at cost, yet Chen still only cares about beef noodle soup and steak vendors, Lee added.

Source: Taipei Times November 16, 2020 15:56 UTC