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A rally against contaminated cooking oil under the banner 'I Am Human, I Oppose Toxic Taiwan,' featuring Kuomintang Chairwoman Cheng Li-wun (鄭麗文) alongside KMT hunger-striking youth, Taipei city council candidate Yang Chih-tou (楊植斗), Taipei city council c

Beijing Watch | Taiwan's Toxic Oil Scandal Stirs Anxiety Across the Strait

'I Am Human, I Oppose Poisoning Taiwan' rally and march held on June 25 in Taipei city. (Photo by Chen Pin-yu)

Taiwan Food Safety Crisis 2026: Tainted Cooking Oil Scandal Explained

The Lai administration has drawn sharp criticism for significantly relaxing pesticide residue standards on imported apples. (Photo/Jesse Millan@flickr)

Taiwan's Pesticide Rollback Has No Health Rationale—Only Trade Logic

Premier Cho Jung-tai (卓榮泰) appeared before the Legislative Yuan to answer questions on the Chung Lien edible oil scandal. When opposition lawmakers demanded an apology, Cho fired back: "Is this a special report session or a special apology session?" (Phot

Tainted Cooking Oil, Tainted Government: The DPP Fails Its Own 2014 Test

Taiwan's food safety crises keep piling up — before the contaminated oil scandal had been resolved, reports emerged that the Ministry of Health and Welfare is considering relaxing pesticide residue limits for fipronil on apples, prompting critics to say t

Taiwan's Food Safety Crisis Is Real and Renaming It Won't Help

As economic headwinds intensify, China's local enforcement agencies have evolved from 'fishing enforcement' to 'deep-sea trawling' — and now to 'vortex enforcement,' systematically siphoning revenue from out-of-province businesses. (Photo: AP)

Beijing Watch | Inside Henan's 'Siphon Enforcement' Truck Seizures

How should bananas be stored after purchase to prevent them from turning black? (Illustrative image / photo-ac)

The Simple Trick That Keeps Your Bananas Fresh for a Week

Taiwan's recent 'potato crisis' continues to generate controversy, spanning import policy debates and questions over whether sprouted potatoes are safe to eat. Beyond policy discussions, the phenomenon of potatoes sprouting within days of purchase has als

Is Your Kitchen Killing Your Potatoes? 3 Storage Hacks You Didn’t Know

The potato controversy reveals that under the Taiwan-U.S. trade agreement, the Lai government has sacrificed food safety standards and phytosanitary sovereignty. (Photo courtesy of Taipei Agricultural Products Marketing Corporation)

Taiwan's Potato Problem Exposes the True Cost of the Trade Deal