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EPA reports bad air quality
Poor air quality was yesterday recorded in many areas of Taiwan, the Environmental Protection Administration (EPA) said. The index in northern and central Taiwan, as well as in Tainan, and Yunlin and Chiayi counties in the south, was “red” as of 10am, indicating unhealthy levels of pollution, the administration said. In Kaohsiung and Pingtung County further south, the index was “orange,” signaling unhealthy air quality for sensitive groups, it said. The poor air quality was caused mainly by domestic factors that created high concentrations of PM2.5 particles measuring 2.5 micrometers or less and ozone molecules, it said. In its forecast, the EPA said the air is likely to be “unhealthy for sensitive groups” in northern Taiwan today, and “unhealthy” in central and southern parts of the country.
Taiwan recalls Japanese vitamin B supplements due to degradation
02/05/2021 11:25 PM
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Taipei, Feb. 5 (CNA) Some 900,000 Japanese-made vitamin B complex supplements are being recalled because they were found to have lost their potency over time, Taiwan s Food and Drug Administration (FDA) said Friday.
The recall is for the VITRIC Tablets brand dietary supplement produced by Japanese firm Kobayashi Pharmaceutical Co.
The Taipei-based Shiang Chuan Brother Trading Co., which represents the brand in Taiwan, has until March 2 to complete the recall of the tablets (batch numbers: T8DS01, T8DS02, T8DS3 and T8DS04), said Hung Kuo-teng (洪國登), who heads the FDA s Medicinal Products Division.