Saturday, July 9, 2016

Taiwan resumes imports of Canadian beef

Taiwan yesterday lifted a ban on beef imports from Canada, effective immediately.

http://www.taipeitimes.com/News/taiwan/archives/2016/07/09/2003650671

Taiwan authority website link

The Food and Drug Administration (FDA) said the decision to resume Canadian beef imports was made after prudent assessment which led the agency to believe that risks from eating beef imported from Canada are low.
The agency said that Canada has established a food management mechanism which is trustworthy and is able to minimize risks to consumers who eat Canadian beef. Taiwan banned imports of Canadian beef products in February last year following confirmation of cases of mad cow disease in Alberta. FDA Director-General Chiang Yu-mei (姜郁美) said the agency had been assessing the possibility of lifting the ban since September last year.

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