Taiwan’s government agreed Thursday to ease restrictions on imports of Canadian beef from cattle aged 30 months or older, granting Canadian beef exporters full access to the Taiwanese market.
Taiwanese Food and Drug Administration (FDA) Director Wu Shou-mei said the changes will take effect immediately, but six types of offal, including brains and eyes, will remain prohibited owing to safety concerns.
Wu said that Taiwan authorities will randomly select imported batches for inspection following the changes, and batches that do not meet specifications will be destroyed or returned, Taipei Times reported.
Taiwan’s government had previously banned imports of Canadian beef slaughtered more than 30 months earlier over concerns about bovine spongiform encephalopathy (BSE), or mad cow disease….