Taiwan's DOH Rules Out Imports Of Beef With bones
TAIWAN - A Department of Health (DOH) official said Thursday that without expert evaluation and approval, Taiwan will not import beef with bones from any country at present.Cheng made the remarks in response to a United Daily News report earlier that same day that the World Organization for Animal Health (OIE) listed Taiwan May 28 as a country where the threat of Bovine Spongiform Encephalopathy (BSE) , or mad cow disease, is "under effective control" just like the U.S. and Canada.
The report has caused officials from the Council of Agriculture (COA) to worry that the U.S. and Canada might request Taiwan to open its doors to U.S. or Canadian beef with bones from cattle aged over 30 months on the grounds that Taiwan is at the same status as the U.S. and Canada in terms of mad cow disease control.
COA officials are worried that imports of beef with bones from cattle aged over 30 months could pose a threat to Taiwan's quarantine defense.
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