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Taiwan to treat ractopamine in beef, pork as separate issues
Story Date: 6/18/2012
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Source: Rita Jane Gabbett, MEATINGPLACE, 6/15/12
Taiwan will separate the permits for importing beef and pork if it decides to open its doors to ractopamine-fed meat from the United States, the Ministry of Foreign Affairs said Thursday, according to the China News Agency.
“The guidelines include: A safe level of ractopamine in beef; separating the permits for importing beef and pork; clearly labeling beef imports; and excluding imports of internal organs,” said Steve Hsia, the ministry’s deputy spokesman, at a news conference. He was referring to a set of guidelines announced by President Ma Ying-jeou to partially allow imports of beef containing the leanness-enhancer ractopamine.
U.S. lawmakers have asked the Obama administration to press Taiwan to allow imports of both beef and pork containing ractopamine.
Taiwan’s Democratic Progressive Party has been filibustering this week to oppose easing restrictions on ractopamine in imported beef.
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