More food products from Fukushima now eligible for import to Taiwan
More food products from Fukushima now eligible for import to Taiwan
2024-09-26
Taiwan has lifted an import ban on more Japanese food products from areas affected by the 2011 Fukushima nuclear accident. Now, mushrooms, foraged greens and wild fowl and game will be permitted to enter Taiwan. The move has met opposition from the Consumers’ Foundation, which wants stricter controls.
Thirteen years after the Fukushima nuclear accident, the Food and Drug Administration has lifted import restrictions on more food products from five Japanese prefectures affected by the disaster. The new rules entered effect on Thursday.
Member of public
If there is enough data on the matter, and the tests conducted are reliable, perhaps that would quell concerns.
Member of public
I think the government has controls to ensure safety. If I had the choice, I’d pick alternatives.
Restrictions had previously been lifted for some food products from the affected areas, including fruits. However, most business that import Japanese fruit say they don’t buy products from Fukushima. The new rules permit the import of wild fowl and game, mushrooms and foraged vegetables.
Yen Tzung-hai
Chang Gung Memorial Hospital
I hope the government will continue to monitor the situation, as exposure to radioactive items can increase the risk of cancer.
Wu Jung-ta
Consumers’ Foundation
We have long opposed allowing radioactive food imports from that area. We are concerned that those items could impact the health of the public.
The Consumer’ Foundation has voiced concerns about the lifting of the ban. It says the government should continue to improve its radiation testing systems and crack down on products with incomplete labeling. It also urged consumers to be attentive when making a purchase.
Voice of Lin Chin-fu
Food and Drug Administration
Since the nuclear power plant incident, we have conducted tests on 230,000 batches of Japanese food products at the border. All of them met our standards and Japan’s standards. The failure rate was zero.
The FDA says that any products banned in Japan will also be banned for import. As an added safety measure, products that will no longer be subject to double certification will have to undergo batch testing at the border within the first year.
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我國解除福島食品進口管制 食藥署"雙證管理.逐批查驗"
2024-09-26
台灣宣布解除福島5縣食品進口管制，在日本當地流通的食品將可全數進口台灣，未來野生鳥獸肉、菇類及漉油菜、採雙證管理加逐批檢驗，不過，消基會表明反對立場，仍呼籲政府把關，定期公布檢驗報告讓消費者安心。
日本福島災變至今，13年過去了，台灣食藥署宣布解除福島5縣市食品進口管制，由衛福部長邱泰源拍板，即日起生效。
[[民眾]]
“檢測數據是完備的，過程是可信的，也許可以加減消除國人的疑慮吧”
[[民眾]]
“政府應該會把關吧。可以選擇就會選其它選擇”
其實福島食品早已陸續開放來台，包括水果等等產品，但商家多半表示會進日本水果，但根本不會考慮福島。這回開放原禁止品項包括野生鳥獸肉、菇類、漉油菜，採雙證管理加逐批檢驗。
[[長庚毒物科醫師 顏宗海]]
“我希望說政府還要持續要監控，接觸到一些輻射的東西，就擔心會增加癌症風險”
[[消基會董事長 吳榮達]]
“那個地區的一個核食的進口，這個是我們長期以來一直反對的，因為我們還是認為它對於我們，民眾的健康安全是有疑慮的”
消基會表明反對立場，並做出三大呼籲，持續加強輻射量檢驗，杜絕標示不全商品，也建議民眾應清楚辨識。
[[聲源:食藥署副署長 林金富]]
“核電廠事件後針對日本輸台的食品，我國在邊境檢驗輻射23萬餘批，均符合我國標準以及日本標準，不合格率為0”
食藥署強調，日本禁止流通的食品，我國都禁止輸入。為更求慎重，解除雙證要求的品項，一年內將在邊境逐批檢驗，以確保食品安全。
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