Taipei, June 16 (CNA) Taiwan and Lithuania signed a memorandum of understanding (MOU) on Friday that seeks to bolster cooperation and exchanges between the two countries in the field of agriculture.
SWINE FEVER FEAR: Ahead of Lunar New Year, an official reminded people not to bring pork into Taiwan, including Cantonese ‘chicken cakes,’ which actually contain the meatBy Shelley Shan / Staff reporter
By Yang Yuan-ting and Liu Tzu-hsuan / Staff reporter, with staff writerTaiwan has become free of foot-and-mouth disease and classical swine fever without the need for vaccination, an achievement matched by no other nation, a Council of Agriculture （COA） official said yesterday.
Taiwan might file a complaint with the WTO against a Chinese ban on grouper imports, the Council of Agriculture (COA) said yesterday, after China claimed that it had detected the banned chemicals malachite green and crystal violet in fish imported from Taiwan.
The ban, announced on Friday and starts tomorrow, is the latest in a series of restrictions China imposed on Taiwanese farm products, including pineapples, custard apples and java apples.
Taiwan had called the bans unfair and politically motivated.
Malachite green and crystal violet are organic dyes used to exterminate parasites and treat viral infections on fish farms. Taiwan has banned
By Yang Yuan-ting and Jonathan Chin / Staff reporter, with staff writerTaiwan might file a complaint with the WTO against a Chinese ban on grouper imports, the Council of Agriculture （COA） said yesterday, after China claimed that it had detected the banned chemicals malachite green and crystal violet in fish imported from Taiwan.