Taiwan warns of red sudan in some shipments of Vietnamese black pepper

According to the Vietnam Pepper and Spice Association (VPSA), on December 6, 2024, VPSA received a warning from the Import-Export Department (Ministry of Industry and Trade) about the Taipei Economic and Cultural Office in Hanoi announcing that some shipments of black pepper exported from Vietnam to Taiwan were contaminated with red sudan. Currently, Taiwan has issued a regulation on MRL (maximum residue limit) for red sudan at 0.01 ppm. Due to the discovery of a phenomenon of pepper with a high probability of being contaminated with sudan, in the past 3 months, Taiwanese authorities have inspected 100% of imported pepper samples and discovered 2 shipments contaminated with sudan exceeding the permitted MRL. Similarly, on January 8, 2025, VPSA received a warning from the Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Development about Taiwan continuing to detect red sudan in pepper and related spice products from Vietnam. Accordingly, Taiwan has announced that it will temporarily suspend the ...