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Updated Saturday, February 11, 2012 0:03 am TWN, CNA |
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Singapore lifts restriction on local food, beveragesFollowing China's decision on Jan. 5, Singapore will exempt Taiwan firms from providing certification for five categories of exports: sports drinks, juices, tea drinks, fruit jams or syrups, and tablets or powders, the DOH's Food and Drug Administration said. Singapore and China were among a few countries in the region, including Hong Kong and South Korea, that required Taiwan last year to provide plasticizer-free certifications in the five categories, after it was reported in May that some locally produced items — mainly soft drinks — were tainted by industrial plasticizers. The scandal, which involved unscrupulous manufacturers adding toxic plasticizers into clouding agents — common additives used in food and beverage production to cut down costs — triggered public panic over food safety. In response, the relevant authorities in Taiwan took immediate action to crack down on the illegal practice of adding plasticizers to clouding agents nationwide. | |||||||||||||