Taiwan Rejected US Agricultural Imports for Chemicals, Food Additives
Taiwan “rejected or destroyed” 23 shipments of U.S. agricultural products during the first half of 2019 due to chemical residues and food additives, the U.S. Department of Agriculture Foreign Agricultural Service said in a report released Aug. 23. The USDA…
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said 15 of the 23 rejections contained “pesticide residues,” such as “fluopyram on fresh broccoli and fruit powder.” Food additives were the second largest reason for violations, USDA said, and included issues such as “benzoic acid on collagen powder and vitamin drinks.” USDA said the violations “continue to pose a challenge to U.S. agricultural exports and exporters should be vigilant in the face of strict Taiwan adherence to food safety regulations.”