Taipei Times
Date: Sep 11, 2020
By: Wu Liang-yi and Jake Chung / Staff reporter, with staff writer

Premier Su Tseng-chang (蘇貞昌) yesterday called on all government ministries to be on heightened alert and crack down on a recent influx of counterfeit masks, while ordering Vice Premier Shen Jong-chin (沈榮津) to set up a task force to facilitate interdepartmental communication.

Taiwan stepped up production of masks as early as March, with the government establishing a “national team” of mask manufacturers to secure supply of the vital item to contain the spread of COVID-19.

Masks manufactured by these companies carry the mark “Made in Taiwan” and form part of the nation’s mask rationing program.

Carry Hi-tech Co (加利科技), a member of the national team, was last week accused of importing masks from China and supplying them to the mask rationing program.    [FULL  STORY]