Focus Taiwan
Date: 2018/10/26
By: Chang Ming-hsuan and Elizabeth Hsu

Taipei, Oct. 26 (CNA) Over 8,300 kilograms of dioxin-contaminated Chinese mitten crabs,

Photo courtesy of Taiwan Food and Drug Administration

also known as hairy crabs, that were imported from China have been sold in markets in New Taipei and Yilan County without approval, the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) said Friday.

The tainted hairy crabs, a prized seasonal delicacy which were stored in the importers’ warehouses, were shipped to an aquatic farm, named “Hsiao Ching Kuei Aquafarm (蕭清桂養殖場), in Yilan and “I Ta Seafood Co. Ltd (奕大海產有限公司)” in New Taipei, FDA Northern Center Deputy Director Cheng Wei-chih (鄭維智) said when asked about the agency’s progress in investigating the matter.

The FDA revealed on Wednesday that three batches of hairy crabs imported from Anhui and Jiangxi Provinces by two companies weighing a total of around 15,000 kg were already being sold to distributors before the results of safety tests at the border were completed.    [FULL  STORY]