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Taiwan food companies reject ractopamine report from HK
06/04/2021 06:52 PM
A pig farm in Taiwan. CNA file photo
Taipei, June 4 (CNA) Two major food service companies in Taiwan on Friday rejected accusations detailed in a Hong Kong newspaper expose that their pork products contain excessive levels of ractopamine.
Hsin Tung Yang Co. and Black Bridge Foods Co. said the pork they use is ractopamine-free domestic pork, has passed the Certified Agricultural Standards (CAS) of Taiwan s Council of Agriculture and is free from safety concerns, following a Hong Kong based-Wenweipo story the previous day.
The companies said they are considering taking legal action against the newspaper for damaging their good name.
Taiwan gov’t assures containment of lumpy skin outbreak in 2 weeks Taiwan gov’t assures containment of lumpy skin outbreak in 2 weeks
By Teddy Cambosa
Taiwanese government officials have assured the public that the recent outbreak of a lumpy skin disease will be contained in two weeks after the government has recently purchased 180,000 lumpy skin disease (LSD) vaccine doses from South Africa.
Taiwan map/CIA
The outbreak originates back from April 15, where new cases of the disease, which does not pose a threat to humans, were found in the New Taipei City district of Linkou. An emergency center launched an inoculation campaign and ordered the said South African vaccines.
Taiwan to complete LSD vaccination of cattle by April 28
04/23/2021 04:03 PM
Huang Chin-cheng at the press conference Friday / CNA photo April 23, 2021
Taipei, April 23 (CNA) All cattle in Taiwan will be inoculated against lumpy skin disease (LSD) by April 28, the Central Emergency Operation Center for LSD said Friday.
At a press conference, deputy head of the Council of Agriculture (COA) Huang Chin-cheng (黃金城) said 180,000 doses of LSD vaccine, purchased from South Africa, was delivered to the COA s Animal Health Research Institute late Thursday.
Huang, who is also deputy chief of the emergency center for LSD, said the vaccines were being distributed Friday across Taiwan s cities and counties, including Tainan and Pingtung.
The Council of Agriculture (COA) yesterday started distributing vaccines against lumpy skin disease, with all cattle to be inoculated by Wednesday next week, the Central Emergency Operation Center on the disease said.
The council’s Animal Health Research Institute late on Thursday received 180,000 doses of a vaccine purchased from South Africa, council Deputy Minister Huang Chin-cheng (黃金城) said.
Huang, who is also deputy chief of the center, said that the vaccines were being distributed across the nation.
Lumpy skin disease is a potentially fatal viral disease that affects cattle and buffalo. It is spread by flies and mosquitoes, and infected cattle develop fevers