Pork has long been king with the local consumer. Its greatest selling points are unmatched hygienic, safety, and taste. Beyond substantial export sales of fresh pork, Taiwan is also a producer of a wide selection of processed pork products. The most stringent health and safety standards have been put in place during both the production and distribution/marketing phases, to ensure the best in quality for the consumer. Exacting production and marketing records are kept, including tracking during transportation, refrigeration-container temperatures, packaging breakage and frost conditions. The consumer’s ultimate concern is of course meat quality, and a clear record of each hog batch is posted for reference, giving the genetic blueprint, pedigree, presence of the halothane gene (HAL), degree of marbling, freshness and taste, and other key information.

In effective product testing, a clear and precise record is kept from the birth of the animal to the handing over of the meat product to the consumer. This includes complete records on transportation, refrigeration-container temperatures, packaging breakage, and frost conditions. Taiwan’s pork producers take this responsibility very seriously, keeping meticulous track of their product in all phases. “Taiwan pork” stands for “freshness, healthiness, safety, and taste,” because all pork is handled in licensed processing facilities that adhere to the strictest standards, with veterinarians conducting stringent health and safety evaluations at each and every stage of the process. The result is a meat product guaranteed to be of the highest quality, healthy and consumed with peace of mind.