date:May 16, 2016
result in legal charges, he said.
The association's director-general, Hu Yung-fang, said that Taiwanese black garlic was larger than the Thai variety, and that the problematic batch contained bulbs of various sizes, raising concern among local farmers that the crates may have included Chinese garlic.
Hu urged the government to protect farmers' rights by conducting thorough inspections of the products before granting them clearance.
Taiwan currently bans the import of sensitive agricultural