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NOWnews – July 3, 2013
Reporter Lin Xiuhui / Taipei Report
Supervisors Zhao Rongyao, Huang Wuci, and Cheng Renhong investigated and found that commercially available meatballs contained the banned veterinary drug "chloramphenicol," revealing flaws in the meat management system and veterinary drug inspection. The Finance and Economic Committee of the Control Yuan today (3rd) passed a motion to censure the Council of Agriculture.
"Chloramphenicol" is a broad-spectrum antibiotic that is inexpensive and was commonly used in the past to treat infectious diseases in livestock, poultry, and fish. If ingested by humans through food, it may affect bone marrow and red blood cell production, and even lead to aplastic anemia.
The investigation report pointed out that the Council of Agriculture announced the ban on the veterinary drug "chloramphenicol" for food-producing animals on December 26, 2002. However, a small number of farmers have continued to illegally use it, and the Bureau of Animal and Plant Health Inspection and Quarantine (BAPHIQ) under the Council of Agriculture has failed to effectively control and enforce the ban.
On May 16, 2011, the former Consumer Protection Commission of the Executive Yuan announced the results of random inspections of 56 samples of ingredients for student lunch programs, among which 2 CAS-certified meatball samples were found to contain chloramphenicol residues. Over the past three years, the Food and Drug Administration and local health bureaus have detected 27 cases of non-compliant meatballs in market inspections. Additionally, the BAPHIQ conducts annual monitoring of drug safety in livestock farms.
In 2012, three cases of duck meat with chloramphenicol residues were also detected, indicating that the misuse of chloramphenicol is not limited to breeding pigs but has also extended to other food-producing animals. However, the BAPHIQ has been unable to trace the exact sources of these violations and has never taken action against the livestock farms in accordance with the Animal Drug Control Act.
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Pork Balls Contain Banned Chloramphenicol: Control Yuan Reprimands COA
Reporter Lin Xiuhui / Taipei Report
Supervisors Zhao Rongyao, Huang Wuci, and Cheng Renhong investigated and found that commercially available meatballs contained the banned veterinary drug "chloramphenicol," revealing flaws in the meat management system and veterinary drug inspection. The Finance and Economic Committee of the Control Yuan today (3rd) passed a motion to censure the Council of Agriculture.
"Chloramphenicol" is a broad-spectrum antibiotic that is inexpensive and was commonly used in the past to treat infectious diseases in livestock, poultry, and fish. If ingested by humans through food, it may affect bone marrow and red blood cell production, and even lead to aplastic anemia.
The investigation report pointed out that the Council of Agriculture announced the ban on the veterinary drug "chloramphenicol" for food-producing animals on December 26, 2002. However, a small number of farmers have continued to illegally use it, and the Bureau of Animal and Plant Health Inspection and Quarantine (BAPHIQ) under the Council of Agriculture has failed to effectively control and enforce the ban.
On May 16, 2011, the former Consumer Protection Commission of the Executive Yuan announced the results of random inspections of 56 samples of ingredients for student lunch programs, among which 2 CAS-certified meatball samples were found to contain chloramphenicol residues. Over the past three years, the Food and Drug Administration and local health bureaus have detected 27 cases of non-compliant meatballs in market inspections. Additionally, the BAPHIQ conducts annual monitoring of drug safety in livestock farms.
In 2012, three cases of duck meat with chloramphenicol residues were also detected, indicating that the misuse of chloramphenicol is not limited to breeding pigs but has also extended to other food-producing animals. However, the BAPHIQ has been unable to trace the exact sources of these violations and has never taken action against the livestock farms in accordance with the Animal Drug Control Act.
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