2+ hour, 52+ min ago  (457+ words) A public interest litigation system should promptly be established to assist people in seeking remedies amid a scare over cooking oil, the Consumers" Foundation said yesterday. Excessive levels of the carcinogen benzopyrene were detected in 1, 300 tonnes of soy-based cooking oil…...

2+ hour, 52+ min ago  (722+ words) It is one of the world's hottest commodities is in the midst of a huge disruption. It may sound like I am talking about oil and the blockade of the Strait of Hormuz, but this is even more severe. The…...

2+ hour, 52+ min ago  (423+ words) The Taichung District Prosecutors" Office yesterday said that about 1, 300 tonnes of soybean cooking oil produced by Taichung-based Central Union Oil Corp were found to contain excessive levels of benzopyrene, with the batch traced to at least 200 downstream businesses nationwide. The…...

2+ hour, 52+ min ago  (809+ words) July 6 to July 12 "It might be called "poor-people's food' " but the number of steps it takes to make [jute soup] is no less involved than a banquet dish!" marvels Chizuko Aoyama in the novel Taiwan Travelogue, which won the 2026 International…...

2+ day, 2+ hour ago  (424+ words) A shipment of Irwin mangoes from Tainan and black-leaf lychees from Taichung arrived in the UK and cleared customs on Wednesday, marking Taiwan's first official export of the two types of fruit to the country this year. The shipment, totaling…...

2+ day, 2+ hour ago  (326+ words) The Food and Drug Administration (FDA) yesterday ordered four food manufacturers to remove 21 cooking oil products linked to contaminated raw materials from store shelves by noon today, warning of fines of up to NT$3 million for non-compliance. About 1, 300 tonnes of…...

2+ day, 2+ hour ago  (488+ words) The Taiwan Agricultural Research Institute on Wednesday unveiled a new green grape cultivar nicknamed "Ching Yu" (), which is expected to reshape the grape market with its large, sweet and juicy fruit. Institute director-general Dennis Wang () said the planting areas of…...

3+ day, 2+ hour ago  (308+ words) Taisun Enterprise Co. , Fwusow Industry Co. , and Formosa Oilseed Processing Co. (FOPCO) yesterday recalled edible oil products manufactured by Central Union Oil Corp after a batch was found to contain excessive levels of benzo[a]pyrene. According to Food and…...

3+ day, 2+ hour ago  (531+ words) Unfazed by the crashing waves, 72-year-old Wu Feng-chiao () yanks fistfuls of brownish-purple seaweed she will process into jelly, one of the last women in Taiwan keeping the marine harvest tradition alive. Seaweed foraging on the rocky coastline at the edge…...

6+ day, 2+ hour ago  (606+ words) The Tea and Beverage Research Station said it has successfully assisted tea farmers and processors in completing the first batch of tea products with carbon footprint labels, a move expected to enhance international competitiveness and create new green business opportunities…...