Updated Friday, September 14, 2007 0:00 am TWN, CNA

Taoyuan goose found to contain banned animal drug

TAIPEI, Taiwan -- A goose from a fowl farm in the northern county of Taoyuan has been found to contain salbutamol, a banned drug that is similar to ractopamine, used to promote the growth of lean meat in livestock, the director general of the Department of Health’s Bureau of Food Sanitation said yesterday.

Chen Huei-wen made the announcement while making public the results of the bureau’s spot checks on marketed geese from around the country in August.

One of 19 samples for banned drug tests was found to have traces of salbutamol in concentrations of 18 ppb, Chen said, noting that the problematic sample was taken from the Yung Yu goose farm.

Under the law, the farm faces a fine ranging between NT$30,000 and NT$150,000 (US$4,522), Chen added.

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