China asked to explain contaminated mushroom shipments to Taiwan

China has been given 45 days to provide a written explanation of why its recent shipments of dried Lion's Mane mushrooms to Taiwan have been contaminated, after a recent batch of the produce was found to contain excessive herbicide residues, Taiwan's Food and Drug Administration (FDA) said Tuesday.

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