Focus Taiwan
Date: 2017/09/28
By: Chang Ming-hsuan and William Yen
Taipei, Sept. 28 (CNA) After a hiatus of more than a decade, the first shipment of
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Japanese beef landed in Taiwan Thursday night due to the lifting of a ban, according to the Food and Drug Administration (FDA).
The FDA announced on Sept. 19 the regulations on Japanese beef and beef products imports, officially lifting a long-existing ban.
The ban was enforced beginning in 2003 following the outbreak of mad cow disease in Japan.
According to the regulations, the beef needs to fulfill six provisions, including that it has to be from cows under 30 months of age and from healthy cows that are checked by an official veterinarian. [FULL STORY]