Premier Chen Chien-jen visited Taoyuan International Airport to inspect measures preventing African swine fever from entering Taiwan Dec. 25, underscoring the government’s dedication to safeguarding the food industry and citizens’ health.
Premier Chen Chien-jen visited Taoyuan International Airport to inspect measures preventing African swine fever from entering Taiwan Dec. 25, underscoring the government’s dedication to safeguarding the food industry and citizens’ health.
At the Cabinet’s weekly meeting Thursday, Premier Chen Chien-jen received a Ministry of Agriculture briefing on measures to guard against African swine fever (ASF) and protect Taiwan's pig population. The premier said preparations must be made to combat ASF during the upcoming Lunar New Year holiday period when large crowds of inbound travelers may bring animal products into the country.
After receiving a briefing from the Council of Agriculture on Thursday, Premier Chen Chien-jen announced the end of nationwide classical swine fever vaccinations for Taiwan’s hog population, effective July 1, 2023. This milestone builds upon the nation’s previous successful eradication of foot-and-mouth disease.
Taiwanese snack foods are famous worldwide, and the critical ingredient in dishes like braised pork over rice and xiaolongbao is none other than pork. In recent years Taiwan has progressively eliminated foot and mouth disease and successfully blocked African swine fever from entering the country, and this year will halt vaccinations for classical swine fever. If no cases emerge in the following year, Taiwan hopes to be the first country in Asia to eradicate these three major pig diseases.
National Immigration Agency (Kaohsiung City First Service Center) held an activity and invited, a Cambodian new immigrant(徐閤芸), as a lecturer to introduce interesting Lunar New Year customs in Southeast Asian countries. And propagate the prevention of African swine fever.
National Immigration Agency (Penghu County First Service Center) currently held a spring festival cultural activity at new immigrants family association in Magong City, Penghu County. New immigrant from Vietnam (阮氏鳳) was invited as lecturer to introduce traditional Vietnamese festival cuisine for the upcoming Lunar New Year.
People who try to bring pork or pork products from Thailand into Taiwan will be fined at least NT$200,000 (US$7,218) after African swine fever (ASF) was confirmed in the Southeast Asian nation, the Central Emergency Operations Center (CEOC) for ASF said Tuesday.
Taiwan has strengthened measures for preventing the spread of African swine fever in outlying Kinmen County, and the country as a whole remains on high alert, according to the Cabinet-level Council of Agriculture Feb. 5.
As we approach the Chinese New Year’s holiday starting on 1/23, outbreaks of African Swine Fever (ASF) continue to spread across Asia, with 11 countries declared as outbreak regions including China, Mongolia, Vietnam, Cambodia, North Korea, Laos, the Philippines, Korea, East Timor, and Indonesia.
At the Cabinet’s weekly meeting Thursday, Premier Su Tseng-chang said that the government’s agricultural policies over the past three-plus years to improve the well-being of farm workers, establish a robust environment, and boost agricultural competiveness have yielded impressive results.
