Taiwan calls for proof after Macau's COVID-contaminated mango ban

Published 2022년 7월 1일

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The Taiwan Council of Agriculture has called on Macau to provide evidence for a ban on imports from a Taiwanese company after traces of the COVID-19 virus were found in a shipment of mangoes. The ban, which was imposed after the samples tested positive for the novel coronavirus nucleic acid, has been criticized by the council as there is no scientific evidence to support the idea that COVID-19 can be transmitted via packaged produce. The council also highlighted that the ban could harm agricultural trade between Taiwan and Macau, and emphasized the importance of following proper risk control protocols that comply with international standards. The Taiwan authorities also emphasized that only China and its Macau and Hong Kong SARs conduct nucleic acid tests to detect traces of the COVID-19 virus in imported food products.

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Taipei, July 1 (CNA) Taiwan's Council of Agriculture (COA) urged Macau on Friday to provide scientific evidence after the Chinese special administrative region (SAR) placed a ban on imports from a Taiwanese company after traces of the COVID-19 virus were detected in its shipment of mangoes. Macau's Municipal Affairs Bureau announced the one-week suspension on Thursday, which was effective immediately, after samples from 100 kilograms of mangoes imported from the company on June 29 tested positive for the novel coronavirus nucleic acid. The bureau said the problematic mangoes from the company, which it did not name, had been destroyed, and "the import of products from the same source from the producer" will not be allowed to enter Macau. Businesses have been requested "to strengthen the cleaning and disinfection of the external packaging of imported food products," the bureau added. In response, COA chief Chen Chi-chung (陳吉仲) urged China to deal with the matter professionally ...

Source: Focustaiwan