Taiwan to impose a 1-month ban on the use of kitchen waste as swine feed

Taipei, Aug. 27 (CNA) The practice of using kitchen waste as swine feed by hog farmers in Taiwan will be temporarily suspended for one month in September, the Central Emergency Operations Center (CEOC) for African swine fever (ASF) announced during a press meeting Friday. Council of Agriculture (COA) chief Chen Chi-chung (陳吉仲), who heads the center for ASF, said the term "kitchen waste" refers to leftover meats coming from household foods and meat processing companies. Food waste that does not contain any meat such as bread crusts or fruit and vegetable residue can still be used by farmers to feed their pigs, Chen said. The move is aimed at preventing ASF from hitting the country's high-value pig farming industry and will be in effect throughout September, with hog farm operators not allowed to receive kitchen waste from suppliers starting Aug. 30, the CEOC said. According to the emergency operations center, farmers found with banned kitchen waste at their farms during the ...