Tsai Ing-wen suddenly announced the opening of the import of American pigs containing ractopamine (clenbuterol). The Taiwan Pig Association urgently convened a meeting of the directors of the pig associations of counties and cities yesterday afternoon. Although Chen Jizhong, the chairman of the Taiwan authorities' "Council of Agriculture", was present to "fire the fire," the hall still rumbling. The representatives of
pig farmers have questioned and asked Taiwan to have zero detection of pork clenbuterol, but open the import of fine pigs containing lean meat. What is the reason? If the fate is not recovered, further resistance cannot be ruled out.
DPP officials attempted to "touch their heads" invalid.
The Taiwan Pig Raising Association temporarily notified the directors of the pig raising associations of the counties and cities on the evening of the 30th. On the afternoon of August 31, they gathered at the Grand Hotel Shangshun in Toufen City, Miaoli County. The opening of the pig import issue, the venue is not open. It is understood that Chen Jizhong, the chairman of the "Council of Agriculture" of the Taiwan authorities, the vice chairman of Golden City, and the chairman of the Taiwan Livestock Association Lin Congxian, and other relevant officials were present to communicate. However, according to Chen Mingchao, chairman of the Miaoli County Pig Breeding Association, Chen Jizhong did not respond positively to the issue of Clenbuterol in American pigs. He once questioned the political operation of the Pig Breeding Association and emphasized that the "government" has a supporting package of 10 billion yuan (NTD, The same below) Fund guidance, opinions will be brought back to the study, and will be passed on to the head of the administrative agency Su Zhenchang tomorrow.
Chen Mingchao, chairman of the Miaoli County Pig Raising Association, Pan Lianzhou, chairman of the Pingtung Pig Raising Association, and others said that the "central government" announced the import of US pigs without first communicating with the pig farmers, which is very shocking. The "Cooperation of Agriculture" should stand firmly on the stand of pig farmers, rather than blindly cooperate with Tsai Ing-wen. It is required that all parties must hold public hearings to discuss and discuss, and withdraw the opening of the US pig import fate, otherwise it will not rule out further resistance.
Chen Mingchao questioned that the "central government" opened the import of fine pigs containing lean meat, but required zero detection of Taiwanese pork. The two sets of standards are unfair to the health of pig farmers and Taiwanese, and Su Zhenchang should be fully responsible if unsalable prices collapse. .
Pig farmers in all counties and cities in Taiwan have "uprised"
In addition, more than two hundred pig farmers in Yunlin County, Taiwan, went to the county government yesterday to make a petition. Xu Yucong, chairman of the Pig Association, said indignantly that the "government" has rashly opened up the import of American pigs. , It will have a major impact on the rights and interests of pig farmers and the industry, ignoring the industry and people’s health, calling on the "central" to rein in the precipice, and if they fail to take their lives, they will lead the pigs to protest.
Yunlin County Magistrate Zhang Lishan emphasized that if the "Central Government" does not take back the open lean meat and exquisite pigs to die, the county government will maintain zero detection of clenbuterol in accordance with the "Autonomous Regulations" and fines at least 60,000 for seized meat containing clenbuterol. yuan. Hong Jianjun, a young pig farmer at Kouhu Lake, said excitedly that the average Taiwanese eat 36 kilograms of pork per person per year. If the consumer market cannot confirm the source of pork in the future, how can the "government" compensate the people for their health? The decision to “cut first and play later” not only caught pig farmers by surprise, and left consumers without the right to choose food safety, it also endangered the health of Taiwanese people by allowing pigs containing fine lean meat.
, a pig farmer surnamed Mailiaolin, pointed out that Taiwan’s pig breeding environment is demanding, and in the future, large customers may choose to import American pigs in order to reduce costs. "The open policy is undoubtedly forcing pig farmers to go to a dead end!" Lin Mingyan, vice chairman of
Pig Association The "government" is required to propose supporting measures to ensure the safety of the food and pig industry to the general public. The tens of billions of funds for the transformation of pig farmers must be open, transparent and effective. Long-term development funds of more than ten to fifteen years should be planned.
The Taichung City Pig Raising Association also angered the import of American pigs, which has hit the industry too much, and will take to the streets to protest in series; at the same time, it called on pig farmers to exercise self-discipline and refrain from using clenbuterol. Taichung City Health Director Zeng Zizhan said that there are scientific facts that clenbuterol causes harm to the human body. Zero detection is the benefit of the public. The Health Bureau will strictly conduct inspections in accordance with the Food Safety Regulations, and fines every time it is caught.
Extended reading: Lean beef has already been circulating in the Taiwan market.
Tsai Ing-wen will open the import of American pigs, raising concerns about the health risks of clenbuterol, but in fact, clenbuterol has already been circulating in the Taiwan market. The Tainan City Health Bureau stated that since 2017, it has been inspecting imported beef on the market, and indeed US imported beef containing clenbuterol has been detected.
Taiwan is currently open for import of American cows under 30 months, but in the future, with the opening of American pigs, American cows will also be fully open, including those over 30 months and offal.
Tainan City amended the “Food Safety Management Autonomous Regulations” in 2017 to stipulate that pork cannot be detected with clenbuterol, and strengthened inspections. Since 2017, a total of 441 pieces of commercially available pork and 173 pieces of beef have been sampled, of which no pork has been detected. , Two pieces of beef were detectedClenbuterol, but all are below the standard 10ppb, which is in line with the regulations.
Health Bureau stated that from the inspection results, there are not many cases of imported American cattle containing clenbuterol, but they do.
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