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Taiwan Referendum to Ban Certain US Pork Fails, Report Says

A referendum in Taiwan to ban certain imports of U.S. pork failed last week after not enough voters “showed up to validate the outcome,” Reuters reported Dec. 18. Voter turnout did not meet the 5 million threshold to either pass…

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or reject the proposal, the report said, which would have banned pork imports containing a “leanness-enhancing additive.” More Taiwanese voters voted against the proposals than for them, the report said.