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Taipei restaurants required to indicate origin of beef on menus

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Taipei : Taiwan | about 1 month ago

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Taipei, Nov. 2 (CNA) In order to help consumers verify the source of the beef they eat, Taipei City's 15,000 restaurants will be required from Nov. 9 to indicate on their menus the country of origin of their beef and to keep proof of the source for inspection, Mayor Hau Lung-pin said Monday.

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