Pork products from Kinmen not allowed to move off the island for 14 days
Taiwan News
Date: 2019/01/04
By: Matthew Strong, Taiwan News, Staff Writer
President Tsai Ing-wen (front, second from right) inspects measures against African swine fever in Kinmen with county magistrate Yang Chen-wu (right). (By Central News Agency)
TAIPEI (Taiwan News) – President Tsai Ing-wen (蔡英文) visited the island of Kinmen Friday, asking for understanding from the local population for a 14-day ban on pork products after a hog carcass tested positive for African swine fever.
The test results on a dead pig which was found on a beach earlier in the week came out on Thursday, immediately triggering new measures. Related meat products will not be allowed to be moved from Kinmen to other parts of Taiwan for 14 days. Health inspectors will also review the island’s 68 hog farms, which house an estimated 11,000 animals.
During her visit Friday, the president asked for understanding and forgiveness, as she knew the ban would inconvenience the public, including shopkeepers selling food products to visitors.
Tsai underlined the dangers of African swine fever, adding that there could be no mistakes made in preventing the disease from reaching Taiwan, the Central News Agency reported. [FULL STORY]
