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Taiwan Will Not Force US Companies to Label Pork with Ractopamine

By Natalie Tso

Taiwan is getting ready to open its doors to US pork containing ractopamine and US beef of cattle aged over 30 months on January 1, 2021. Premier Su Tseng-chang reported on the issue at the legislature on Tuesday.

Su said that all 11 members of the Comprehensive and Progressive Agreement for Trans-Pacific Partnership (CPTPP) import pork with ractopamine. This includes Taiwan’s economic rivals South Korea and Japan. He said Taiwan cannot afford to close its market to the world.

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