Taiwan's fresh pork allowed back into Singapore market after 15 years

Taipei, Nov. 29 (CNA) Taiwan's fresh pork has been allowed back into the Singapore market after a 15-year hiatus due to the strides made by Taiwan in swine disease control efforts, Taiwan's Ministry of Agriculture (MOA) said Friday. The Singapore Food Agency said Friday that it had lifted restrictions on the export of frozen pork and pork products and approved the export of chilled pork and pork products from Taiwan. As part of that process, Cha I Shan Foods Co. was the first Taiwanese company to be approved to export fresh pork to Singapore, having secured Taiwan's slaughterhouse-related Hazard Analysis and Critical Control Points (HACCP) certification, the MOA said. HACCP is a preventive system ensuring food safety by addressing potential biological, chemical, and physical hazards during production. Taiwan's pork exports had been cut off for more than a decade by countries around the world because of problems in controlling swine-related diseases. But that changed after Taiwan ...