The Food and Drug Management Department of the Taoyuan City Health Bureau and the Ministry of Health and Welfare seized the two companies to make 150,000 kilograms of pork from the United States and make hot pot meat slices and sell them, and the origin was marked as Canada and the United Kingdom.Almost all of these pork were sold out in late August, and they were questioned in "washing the place of washing."
A spokesman for the Executive Yuan Lin Zilun on Thursday (October 5) after the Executive Yuan's meeting, it has been emphasized that since the import of imported American pigs in 2021, no matter the border or the market has not been found to be detected in pork containing Lexamine.And this audit is the result of the active attack of the Food and Drug Administration.
The Tsai Ing -wen government officially opened the beautiful pigs containing Lake dopamine in 2021 and the imports of American beef imports above August or more, which once triggered a wave of protests.The government repeatedly guarantees that the place of origin is clearly marked, and the public can choose to eat or not.The incident of "washing the origin" of Beauty pigs once again caused the public's doubts about food safety.
The Consumer Cultural and Education Foundation has publicly alerted publicly in June this year. Taiwan imported more than 1,500 metric tons of American pigs in January to May.; Now it proves that the Consumer Foundation will guess it is true.
According to Taiwan media reports, emerging frozen food companies involved in the case imported more than 90,000 kilograms of American frozen pork, mixed with more than 10,000 kilograms of Canadian pork, made into hot pot slices, and the place of production was marked as Canada and shipped to 80 or 90 companies.Downstream merchants.When searched, the more than 100,000 kilograms of incorrect combination meat was almost sold out.Another company involved in Ruitan International imported more than 40,000 kilograms of American frozen pork plum meat, making pork slices and pork plum meat rolls. It has shipped more than 20,000 kilograms.
Lin Jinfu, deputy director of the Food and Drug Administration, pointed out that according to the confession of the industry, the American pig imported in July had been sold in late August, and "I'm afraid it is not easy to chase it."
Both industry players emphasized that there is no problem with meat, just marking negligence.The Taoyuan City Health Bureau has sent the entire case to the Procuratorate to investigate to clarify whether it violates the Food Safety and Health Management Law.
Related operators point out that the cost of Taiwan pigs per kilogram of 220 yuan (NT $, the same below, about S $ 10), the price of imported pigs is 20 % to 40 % low, and many hundred yuan of cheap hot pot, barbecue restaurant and catering on the marketThe snack bar uses this kind of frozen pork slices; people are afraid of eating beautiful pigs with LEKDabamine. No one dares to buy beautiful pigs.
Wu Yizheng, legislator of the Kuomintang Kuomintang, said that since the Consumers' Foundation questioned the whereabouts of the American pig, the Kuomintang delegation wrote to the Executive Yuan and asked to provide the situation of the US pig from January 2021 to June 2023.It was changed to the place of origin.
Wu Yizhen pointed out that the Food and Drug Administration claims that the market share of Mei pigs is only 0.4%, which refers to the ratio of imported pork from January 2021 to May 2023.Deliberately dilute the problem, because the pork imported from January 1st to October 3rd this year was more than 81,000 tons of pork, of which 13%of the American pigs accounted for 13%.
The Food and Drug Administration stated that the Food and Drug Administration has cooperated with the local government's health bureau to strengthen investigation since 2021. So far, a total of 244,298 pieces of pork labeling, of which 77 violations are 0.03%; those who violate the rules are illegal;Of the 77 cases, 66 were not labeled, and 11 pieces were marked errors. The official has been tied in accordance with the law and investigated the investigation on illegal manufacturers.