Two fish farms in Pingtung County are being examined after Chinese authorities announced that they had found residue of illegal veterinary drugs in imported Taiwanese live groupers, Council of Agriculture (COA) officials said on Thursday.
The Chinese General Administration of Customs on Thursday last week issued a notice saying that it had found malachite green and crystal violet, which are banned for use in aquaculture in China, in live groupers imported from two fish farms owned by Wang Chih-yi (王志義) and Tai Chao-chung (戴兆鐘).
Chinese authorities said that they had suspended imports of fish from the two farms until further notice and
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