That is why there are concerns about drug traces tainting crabs imported from China, Fan said.
“While the quality of Chinese mitten crabs tend to be inconsistent, Taiwan-bred crabs may stand a good chance of making it to banquet tables in Hong Kong and Macao in the near future if the country develops a more sophisticated aquaculture technique and further boosts the crabs’ survival rate,” Fan said.
Additional reporting by Chung Li-hua
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