Taiwan ups fines on pork from Singapore following ASF case

Published Feb 10, 2023

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Taiwan has increased fines on pork products brought into the country from Singapore after Asia's 17th case of African swine fever was identified in the city-state. The fines, which were previously NT$10,000, have been increased to NT$200,000 for the first offense and NT$1 million for subsequent offenses. Those unable to pay the fine on-site will be repatriated. Singapore, among other Southeast Asian countries, has been listed as a high-risk area for the disease since 2019, and pork products from these areas have been banned.

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Taipei, Feb. 10 (CNA) Taiwan has increased its fines on pork products brought into the country from Singapore after the city-state became the 17th African swine fever (ASF)-affected country in Asia, Taiwan's Central Emergency Operation Center for ASF said in a statement Friday. Singapore identified ASF in a wild boar carcass found in the northwestern part of the city-state on Tuesday and reported the case to the World Organization for Animal Health on Thursday, the center said. The incident suggested that ASF is still spreading in Asia, and those who are caught bringing pork products from Singapore into Taiwan will now face heavy fines, the center said. According to the statement, Taiwan has listed all Southeast Asian countries, including Singapore, as high-risk areas for ASF since 2019. Pork products from those countries have been banned, and those caught bring in pork items from Singapore were fined NT$10,000. With the new discovery of the ASF case, the fines on travelers ...

Source: Focustaiwan