DPP legislator urges more discussion on Japanese food ban
By Peng Wang-hsin / Staff reporter
Discussions should continue on whether to lift the ban on food imports from five Japanese prefectures since the 2011 Fukushima Dai-ichi nuclear power plant disaster, Democratic Progressive Party (DPP) Legislator Chiu Chih-wei (邱志偉) said yesterday.
Following a meltdown at the power plant, Taiwan imposed a ban on food imports from the prefectures of Fukushima, Ibaraki, Tochigi, Gunma and Chiba.
In the past few months, there has been speculation as to whether the government is mulling to lift the ban, as it might be a hurdle in the nation’s bid to join the Japan-led Comprehensive and Progressive Agreement for Trans-Pacific Partnership.