Cabinet approves multi-billion-dollar plan to assist domestic pork industry

Taiwan's Cabinet on Wednesday said it had approved over NT$10 billion (US$357.1 million) in funding to assist the domestic pork industry, amid concerns from local pig farmers about the government's decision to allow imports of U.S. pork containing the controversial feed additive ractopamine.

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