Will "Laizhu" enter the mainland market through Taiwan? Response from Taiwan Affairs Office of the State Council

　　China News Service, January 27. The Taiwan Affairs Office of the State Council held a regular press conference on the 27th. Spokesperson Zhu Fenglian said that the mainland has always prohibited the use of ractopamine in animal breeding and the import of meat products containing ractopamine is strictly prohibited.

In order to prevent related meat products from flowing into the mainland market from Taiwan, the relevant mainland authorities have recently increased their inspection efforts.

　　A reporter asked. Starting from January 1 this year, Taiwan has officially opened the import of U.S. pigs and U.S. cattle over 30 months old with ractopamine. Some mainland netizens worry that U.S. pigs, U.S. cattle and related products containing ractopamine will Will it flow into the mainland market through Taiwan?

What is the spokesperson's response to this.

What measures has the mainland taken?

　　Zhu Fenglian said that we have noticed that some netizens have recently expressed such worries because of some vicious ideas raised by individual netizens on the island.

　　Zhu Fenglian pointed out that in order to protect the health of consumers, the mainland has always banned the use of ractopamine in the process of animal breeding, and strictly prohibited the import of meat products containing ractopamine.

At the same time, because of the highly pathogenic avian influenza and other epidemics in Taiwan, in order to prevent the risk of spreading the epidemic, the mainland strictly prohibits the import of meat products produced in Taiwan or transited through Taiwan.

　　Zhu Fenglian emphasized that in order to prevent relevant meat products from flowing into the mainland market from Taiwan, the relevant mainland authorities have recently increased their inspection efforts.

Customs has seized some meat and its products, meat-containing foods, meat-containing condiments, such as meat floss, pork preserved, etc., from parcels sent to the mainland and passenger luggage entering the mainland from Taiwan. These have been processed in accordance with relevant regulations .

Don't worry, you can't enter the mainland.

If consumers find that there are meat products from Taiwan on the market, they can report to the local regulatory authority.

We also invite consumers to purchase imported meat products through formal channels.