In contrast to Australia, Taiwan is raising its quarantine bar against agricultural imports from disease-affected countries, thereby ensuring that Taiwan’s own produce enjoys the highest reputation in domestic and overseas markets. Jeffry Babb reports.Travellers flying into Taipei 25 years ago did not have any quarantine worries when carrying fruit and vegetables – passengers were actively encouraged to carry in fruit from abroad, and customs inspections were non-existent.But that has chang…
