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Premier orders crackdown on tainted chili powder scandal
Premier Chen Chien-jen orders a thorough inspection of chili powder contamination issues in Taiwan, involving multiple government agencies like the Ministry of Justice and MOHW. Over 21,000 kilograms of tainted chili powder distributed to 13 businesses across nine cities are being investigated, with a focus on a food factory in Nantou. Chen calls for stringent measures to remove non-compliant products from shelves and promises robust action against offending manufacturers to safeguard food safety.2024/03/11 17:23 -
FDA increases inspection on Japan-imported strawberries
Taiwan’s Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has identified two batches of Japanese strawberries as non-compliant due to pesticide residue issues. The strawberries, imported from Fukuoka and Tochigi, failed to pass border inspections and will now undergo 100 percent batch inspection. Out of the 1,084 batches of Japanese strawberries inspected this year, 19 were found to be non-compliant, accounting for a rate of 1.75 percent. The FDA will continue to conduct thorough inspections until April 30, 2024, to ensure compliance with pesticide residue regulations.2023/12/26 19:48 -
Legislators battle over Taiwan’s Minimum Wage Act flaws
Taiwan People’s Party (TPP) legislator Lai Hsiang-ling has called for the inclusion of a formula in the Minimum Wage Act to guarantee that wage adjustments are not lower than the inflation rate. Meanwhile, New Power Party legislator Chiu Hsien-chih has demanded that representatives from the Ministry of Labor (MOL) be involved in the wage deliberation committee and that evaluation reports be made public before meetings. Lai has expressed concern about the lack of changes in the current draft of the Minimum Wage Act and the limited number of academic representatives on the committee. She has proposed increasing the number of labor representatives and considering factors such as the consumer price index annual increase rate, previous year levels, rent, and employment dependency ratios in annual wage adjustments. Lai has also suggested barring non-compliant small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) from participating in government tenders.2023/12/06 14:54