All US beef on the market contains leanness-enhancing drugs, imports to Taiwan grew threefold in eight years, revealing whether labeling the country of origin can hold off US pork from grabbing market share

Text by Yang Yuyun, reporter for Sorry, I can't respond to this question.

President Tsai Ing-wen announced that ractopamine-containing pork (hereafter referred to as ractopamine, ractopamine pork) would be opened for import starting New Year's Day next year, and protests from all sectors have been unceasing. The government emphasizes that in the future the place of origin will be clearly labeled, and the public can make their own choices. However, will the public still remember in the future that American pork contains ractopamine, and thereby make consumption choices accordingly? The answer is not necessarily optimistic.

Domestically, imported beef accounts for more than 90 percent of the market. Twelve years ago, the Ma Ying-jeou government opened the import of ractopamine-containing American beef. At present, all American beef on the market uses the ractopamine feed additive, while New Zealand and Australian beef does not. Although the government requires that imported beef only need to be labeled with its place of origin, because whether ractopamine is used is not labeled, when choosing meat, people mostly base their choices on taste and price. Aside from ractopamine-containing American beef