Taiwan introduces stricter ban on substandard food products

Producing adulterated counterfeit food or food with unauthorized additives, no matter whether it is harmful to human health, is illegal, Taiwan's highest court announced Friday.

According to a statement by the court, violations of food safety rules in that regard shall lead to imprisonment of up to seven years with a fine less than 80 million new Taiwan dollars (around 2.5 million U.S. dollars).

The court's decision was made to unify local courts' understanding of food safety rules following a series of major safety scandals in 2013, which mainly involved substandard food production for cost-saving and profiteering, the statement said. Endit