Page 29 - 2018 Annual Report Council of Agriculture, Executive Yuan

Annual Report 2018 Council of Agriculture, Executive Yuan 3. Upgrading the Competitiveness of the Livestock and Poultry Industries (1) Upgrading the quality and safety of domestically produced fresh pork A. Separate track management and labeling of domestic pork vs. imported pork To protect the rights and interests of consumers, the COA continued strengthening the use of traceability labels on domestic pork to make it possible to trace the meat back to the source farm, to achieve the goal of differentiating domestic from imported frozen meat products. In 2018 the coverage rate for domestic fresh pork traceability signs was 70%. Following checks at 605 businesses with market sales channels, all conformed to regulations for indicating place (country) of origin for their pork and whether it was thawed or frozen meat. B. Promoting transactions in graded carcasses The COA uses the gradual demonstration effect to promote the modernization of the domestic fresh meat industry. We have guided meat markets to set up affiliated slaughterhouses, and promoted the simultaneous improvement of carcass transport vehicles and traditional butchers’ stalls. We have also invited experts and scholars to study “the most suitable conditions for a cold chain for domestic fresh pork,” for reference in promoting a modernized supply chain for fresh meat, in order to extend the expiration date of fresh pork and upgrade the competitiveness of the nation’s livestock industry. C. Modernizing the transport and marketing of meat products Consumers in Taiwan have always been in the habit of buying freshly- slaughtered pork in traditional markets. This makes meat stall operators unwilling to switch over to sales of temperature- controlled meat. Over the last two years the COA has used gradual methods to guide carcass holding areas at slaughterhouses, carcass transport vehicles, and traditional butchers’ stalls to install temperature control equipment to serve as demonstration points. Through the demonstration effect, we promoted the “plan for modernization of the domestic fresh meat supply chain,” and from 2017 through 2018 guided 16 slaughterhouses, 96 carcass transport vehicles, and 211 traditional butchers’ stalls to set up temperature control equipment and improve the sanitation of their environments. In 2018 the COA completed subsidizing the installation of temperature control equipment and improved sanitation for six slaughterhouses, 35 carcass transport vehicles, and 92 traditional 27