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Taiwan to ban practically all food imports from Japan
http://fukushima-diary.com/2015/05/taiwan-to-ban-all-food-imports-from-japan/
Taiwan to ban all food imports from Japan
Related to this article.. Japanese contaminated area products found illegally imported, deceptively labelled and sold in Taiwan (URL)
From 5/15/2015, Taiwan is going to ban importing all kinds of food from Japan.
Since 311, Taiwan has been banning all the food imports from 5 prefectures around Fukushima and required radiation test on over 800 sorts of food imports. On 4/16/2015, Taiwan announced the further restriction on Japanese food imports, which practically bans all food imports from Japan.
Japanese Ministry Agriculture, Forestry and Fisheries states the measures of Taiwan is not based on scientific facts and suggested the possibility to appeal to WTO (World Trade Organization).
http://www.maff.go.jp/mobile/press-conf/min/2015/1505/150512/150512_gaiyo05.html
http://news.2chblog.jp/archives/51840071.html
Taiwan to ban all food imports from Japan
Related to this article.. Japanese contaminated area products found illegally imported, deceptively labelled and sold in Taiwan (URL)
From 5/15/2015, Taiwan is going to ban importing all kinds of food from Japan.
Since 311, Taiwan has been banning all the food imports from 5 prefectures around Fukushima and required radiation test on over 800 sorts of food imports. On 4/16/2015, Taiwan announced the further restriction on Japanese food imports, which practically bans all food imports from Japan.
Japanese Ministry Agriculture, Forestry and Fisheries states the measures of Taiwan is not based on scientific facts and suggested the possibility to appeal to WTO (World Trade Organization).
http://www.maff.go.jp/mobile/press-conf/min/2015/1505/150512/150512_gaiyo05.html
http://news.2chblog.jp/archives/51840071.html
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Taiwan to ban practically all food imports from Japan (Original Post)
bananas
May 2015
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arcane1
(38,613 posts)1. They should join the TPP. They'd love it!
djean111
(14,255 posts)2. Under the TPP, would we even be permitted to know if food was from Fukushima?
Because, you know, labeling might affect profits.
quadrature
(2,049 posts)3. does anyone really believe all of this?
for one reason or another,
Taiwan is mad at Japan.
but they cant just come out and say that.
..........................then....................
SURPRISE
Japanese food contains
DEADLY RADIATION!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!