6,400 kg of polluted Chinese mitten crabs fail imported food tests

A batch of 6,400 kg of live Chinese mitten crabs were denied entry into Taiwan after tests showed them to contain excess levels of dioxins, the first such refusal in two years, according to the latest list of refused food shipments published by the Taiwan Food and Drug Administration (FDA) Tuesday.

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