1222 African Swine Fever"Taipei Customs Seizes Two Cases with Fines of 200,000; Pork and Beef Buns Brought in from Xi'an, Ham Sausage from Changzhou
With the African swine fever situation tense, the Taipei Customs of the Customs Administration under the Ministry of Finance said that today (the 22nd) two more cases involving Chinese passengers violating regulations were added. At 10:30 a.m., a passenger surnamed Cao who arrived from Changzhou, China on China Eastern Airlines flight MU-2909 was found with 0.2 kilograms of ham sausage in their luggage, and at around 13:00, a passenger surnamed Pan who arrived from Xi'an, China on China Eastern Airlines flight MU-2037 had ham sausage and pork and beef buns totaling 4.2 kilograms seized from their luggage. Both were fined NT$200,000 on the spot in accordance with the Regulations for the Prevention and Control of Animal Infectious Diseases.
Whether it is 200 grams of ham sausage or 4.2 kilograms of pork and beef buns, none can get through customs. The public is reminded not to test the law.
Two More Cases of Chinese Meat Products Attempting Entry Last Night, Each Fined 200,000
At around 18:50 in the evening, a second violation involving bringing Chinese pork products back to Taiwan was penalized, involving a Chinese passenger surnamed Lu who arrived from China on Uni Air flight B7-109. Taipei Customs pointed out that 3 kilograms of undeclared pork trotters were found in their luggage, and a fine of NT$200,000 was imposed on the spot in accordance with the Regulations for the Prevention and Control of Animal Infectious Diseases.
At around 22:00 in the evening, a Chinese passenger surnamed Huang who arrived from Shanghai Pudong on EVA Air flight BR-721 had undeclared duck meat products, pork products, beef jerky and chicken meat products totaling 30 packages, 1.2 kilograms in total, seized from their luggage, and a fine of NT$200,000 was imposed in accordance with the Regulations for the Prevention and Control of Animal Infectious Diseases.
Chinese Fishing Boat Unloaded Pork, Fortunately No African Swine Fever
Regarding the case in which the Chinese mainland-registered fishing boat Fengxiang No. 818 entered Kaohsiung Port for repairs on November 10 and had pork products stored in its onboard freezer, the Bureau of Animal and Plant Health Inspection and Quarantine said that the freezer was sealed on the day of port entry after a joint inspection by the bureau and the Coast Guard Administration. During the fishing boat's repair period, the two units jointly inspected the seal 5 times, and the seal was intact and unopened. Samples of the meat were sent to the Animal Health Research Institute of the Council of Agriculture for testing, and the African swine fever virus result was negative. The fishing boat completed repairs on December 20 and left the country after the seal was reconfirmed to be intact.
10 Fines of 200,000 Already Issued, Passengers Reminded Not to Test the Law
The Council of Agriculture said that to strengthen disease prevention, penalty amounts have been raised since the 18th. Those caught bringing meat products from epidemic areas without actively declaring them face a first-time fine of 200,000 yuan, with repeat offenders fined an additional 1 million yuan. So far passengers have been penalized every day, and a cumulative total of ten 200,000-yuan fines have been issued.