The Department of Health in Taiwan has voiced its disagreement with media reports that pesticide regulations were relaxed to pave the way for South Korean fruit imports.
Kang Jaw-jou, director-general of the DOH’s Food and Drug Administration (FDA), said the government receives up to 1,000 requests a year to review its standards for different types of pesticides.
He says the department bases its decisions on overall evaluations, including international comparisons, and does not make regulations based on the interests of any individual country.
Over the weekend local newspapers were reporting that the country had raised permitted pesticide levels after South Korea requested it to clear entry for its apples.
Taiwan had not set residue standards for any of the 11 pesticides in apples and they were therefore not allowed, but all 11 now have maximum residue levels.
Source: focustaiwan.tw
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