The Council of Agriculture took emergency measures this week to stop allegedly contaminated duck eggs produced at a central Taiwan farm from entering the market.
Council Chairman Lee Chin-lung (
In June, duck eggs produced in Hsienhsi (
The county's environmental bureau tested duck eggs from the Shenkang farm on Aug. 18 and Aug. 24 and found that of the five samples, two had toxicity of 7.34pg TEQ/g fat and 7.83pg TEQ/g fat, respectively, far exceeding the EU's food safety limit of 3pg TEQ/g fat.
A picogram (pg) is one trillionth of a gram. One picogram of toxicity equivalent per gram of fat is expressed as 1pg TEQ/g fat.
Lee said the authorities were holding all the ducks and 6,000kg of duck eggs pending further checkups. If dioxin levels exceed safety limits, the birds and the eggs will be destroyed, he added.
As Environmental Protection Minister Chang Kuo-lung (
In Kaohsiung, officials visited the feed manufacturer, Mao Sheng Feed Company, and took two samples to be analyzed by National Cheng Kung University's Institute of Environmental Engineering.
The Environmental Protection Administration was informed by the county bureau on Sept. 21 of its tests, but the agency did not notify the Council of Agriculture until Tuesday, triggering allegations that the delay allowed a significant amount of contaminated eggs to enter the market.
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