Taiwan's Tsai Ing-wen administration has officially decided to ease import restrictions on American pork from next month.
Opposition parties are calling for a referendum to overturn this, and depending on public opinion, the decision to ease import restrictions on some Japanese food products following the accident at TEPCO's Fukushima Daiichi Nuclear Power Station May affect.
Taiwan's Tsai Ing-wen administration is currently banning the import of American pork that has been bred on a diet containing additives to increase lean meat, but the concentration of additives remaining in the meat will be newly set. If it is within the safety standards, we will allow imports from the 1st of next month.
Opposition Kuomintang and consumer groups put pressure on the administration by holding a large-scale demonstration last month for reasons such as "food safety," but the ruling party's Democratic Party on the 24th at the Legislative Yuan, which is the parliament. The administrative order for deregulation of imports was approved by the majority in favor of.
More than 60% of people disagree in various polls, but President Cai, who is aiming to conclude a trade agreement with the United States, is seeking understanding that it is necessary to remove the obstacle of import restrictions.
The Nationalist Party is calling for a referendum to overturn the relaxation of import restrictions in August next year, and depending on public opinion trends, some Japanese products will continue after the accident at TEPCO's Fukushima Daiichi Nuclear Power Station. It may affect the decision to relax import restrictions on food.