Taiwan News
Date: 2015-11-25
By: Ko Lin, Taiwan News, Staff Writer
Health authorities in Keelung revealed that a number of food items were found to have failed
146 food items fail labeling regulations. Central News Agency
food labeling regulations, reports said Wednesday.
According to the Keelung City Health Bureau director Wu Zei-cheng, food labeling inspections were carried out randomly between July 1 and November 20 across the city, and 146 items were found to have failed to list the sources of main ingredients on the packaging, including their nutritional values.
“Amongst the 146 items, nine fall under Keelung’s jurisdiction,” Wu said.
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