Why does Chinese mainland suspend pineapple imports from Taiwan region?


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Font size: A+ A- By Zhou Fujing The Chinese mainland suspended pineapple imports from the Taiwan region starting on March 1, since harmful pests were detected in several batches of pineapples from the region. The Chinese mainland has always attached great importance to the safety of agricultural products and will continue with its tight controls. The suspension is a science-based, normal and routine biosafety precaution and has no ill will as interpreted by Taiwan regions's Democratic Progressive Party (DPP) authority. Since 2020, harmful pests were found in 13 of 6,200 batches of pineapples from Taiwan, which would have posed a...