Taiwan Affairs Office Responds to Suspending Mango Import from Taiwan to Mainland China Biological | Agriculture | Mainland China
Spokesperson of the Taiwan Affairs Office, Zhu Fenglian, stated on August 21 that since the beginning of this year, mainland Chinese customs have intercepted the quarantine pest, the ocean buttocks striped mealworm, from mangoes imported from Taiwan. Once introduced, this harmful organism will pose a serious threat to agricultural production and ecological security in the mainland. In order to prevent risks from the source, the General Administration of Customs has decided to suspend the import of mangoes from Taiwan to the mainland from August 21, 2023. It has also notified Taiwan through the Cross Strait Agricultural Product Quarantine and Inspection Cooperation Agreement, requesting Taiwan to further improve its plant quarantine management system. The above measures are normal biosafety prevention measures, scientifically reasonable, and comply with relevant laws, regulations, and standards in mainland China.