Tsai Ing-wen announced that the import of American pigs and American cattle will be opened next year, causing an uproar among the people. Chen Shizhong, head of the health and welfare department of the Taiwan authorities, said when he attended the event yesterday that he had instructed the "Food and Drug Administration" to submit an overall report in two days before making judgments. In response to "legislators" asking officials to take the lead in eating beautiful pigs and cows for three months, Chen Shizhong said with a smile, "It's okay, but the taste is not so good. It seems a bit too long to eat for three months, but we are willing to lead by example. I am also willing to promote Taiwanese pigs."
In response to doubts about the food safety of American pigs and cattle, Chen Shizhong claimed that clenbuterol had a problem in Spain in 1993 or was found to be toxic and harmful by other countries, but now The " ractopamine " discussed is one of them. There has never been a situation before. "We must make it clear that one of this kind of situations has occurred."
Chen Shizhong defended because he wanted to connect with the world. In the future, Taiwan will use the same standards of CODEX (Codex Alimentarius Commission) to review the daily consumption of the people and other factors to ensure that they can meet certain food safety standards and "allow people to eat without risk." He also claimed that in the future, the labeling will be layered, and different labels or orders will be required for multiple different origins.
asked the media, is there no risk in food security? Chen Shizhong hung his chest to ensure that "yes, there is no risk in food safety." However, some "legislators" suggested that officials take the lead in eating beautiful pigs and cows for three months. Chen Shizhong smiled and said that there is no problem, and he is willing to lead by example.
Taiwan’s “China Times” published an article stating that the health and welfare department, as the highest competent authority for food safety in Taiwan, should stand in the position of guarding the people. However, Chen Shizhong expressed his stance even when the risk assessment was inadequate. I have to eat Meizhu for three months in a row, greet Meimei with full expression, and demonstrate the worst. The
article mentioned that Chen Shizhong, as the commander of the "epidemic command center", always puts scientific evidence on his lips. However, the reasons for the opening of the U.S. pigs and cattle are all for Taiwan-U.S. cooperation to promote economic and trade development. However, as the health and welfare department, we should not follow the mess. What are the hazards of clenbuterol, what is the residual standard, how to label snack bars and processed meat, and how big the font should be, etc. These are related to people’s lives and health and require science. data. "Why did Minister Chen, who always love scientific data, suddenly disappeared?" The
article emphasized that the openness of American pigs and cattle shows that the health of Taiwanese people has been sacrificed in the interest of Taiwan-US relations. Once the low-cost Clenbuterol, pork and offal are released to Taiwan, people with information gaps, poor and disadvantaged families, and foodies may bear the brunt. They can only "frustrate and wait (fear but helpless)." At the end of the article,
criticized whether the head of the health and welfare department has become serving politics instead of guarding the people? Compared with eating Clenbuterol for three months, it is urgent to re-show the professional responsibility of the health and welfare department.
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