Taiwan to study ways to tell local oysters, imports apart

Published Mar 4, 2024

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The Taiwanese Ministry of Agriculture is exploring methods to identify the origin of bulk oysters sold in traditional markets, in an effort to differentiate between imported and locally-raised oysters. This initiative follows concerns that Vietnamese oysters could be mistaken for domestic ones, potentially harming the income of local oyster farmers. The Ministry is set to discuss matters related to labeling, including the country of origin, product name, net weight, quantity, and expiry date.

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Taipei, March 4 (CNA) The Ministry of Agriculture will study ways to identify the country of origin of bulk oysters sold in traditional markets to distinguish between imports and Taiwan-raised oysters, Acting Agriculture Minister Chen Junne-jih (陳駿季) said Monday. At a legislative committee meeting hearing, Democratic Progressive Party (DPP) lawmaker Tsai Yi-yu (蔡易餘) raised concerns that oysters from Vietnam may be mistaken as domestic oysters, hurting the income of local oyster farmers. Tsai said Vietnamese oysters are imported to Dongshi in Chiayi County, Taiwan's biggest oyster farming location, in large amounts during peak farming seasons and may be passed off as local oysters, and he asked Chen what was being done to keep them apart. Chen said imported Vietnamese oysters most affected vendors at traditional markets, where oysters are sold in bulk, and he pledged that the Ministry of Agriculture (MOA) will study whether to label oysters or use signs to show their country of ...

Source: Focustaiwan