The Taichung City Government in Taiwan has detected traces of the banned substance clenbuterol in plum meat slices from the Taiwan Sugar Company during a food safety inspection. This is the first time in a decade that Taiwanese meat has been found to contain clenbuterol. There is also concern over the potential presence of sibutrol, a highly toxic substance, in the company's meat slices. Despite these findings, the Taiwanese government insists that the same batch of meat samples showed no traces of the substances. The results of a re-inspection are due to be released on February 7.