Japan: Taiwan bananas are off the shelf

Published 2021년 3월 13일

Tridge summary

China has suspended pineapple imports from Taiwan due to biosecurity concerns, prompting Taiwan to promote its local fruits. However, a batch of bananas exported to Japan was found to contain six times the allowed pesticide residue, leading to their recall. Despite this setback, Taiwan claims its pineapple, mango, and dragon fruit have been recognized by the Tokyo Olympic Organizing Committee, meeting the agricultural practice standards for the Olympics. The situation has sparked humorous comments about a potential nationwide rationing system and concerns about agricultural poisoning from banana consumption.
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After the General Administration of Customs of the Mainland China suspended the import of pineapples from Taiwan due to biosecurity measures, the island is using various methods to promote local fruits. Embarrassingly, many Taiwanese officials, including Tsai Ing-wen, have just conducted a wave on social media. "Creating momentum", claiming that "Taiwan fruits are going to enter the Tokyo Olympics", and the export product has an accident. According to a Taiwan media report on the 13th, a batch of bananas exported to Japan from Taiwan have recently been found to have 6 times more pesticide residues (bactericide beacamine). Many. At present, Wismettac, which purchased this batch of bananas, has removed the problematic products from the shelves and destroyed them. Some Taiwan media pointed out that in 2019, Nishimoto had signed a contract with the island company for a period of 3 years, with a total value of 430 million yuan. After being removed from the shelves, Yao Zhiwang, an ...
Source: Sohu

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