Chen Jizhong, chairman of the Council of Agriculture, said today (11th) that he will expand and promote the washing policy. This year, breakfast restaurants, catering, and bakery businesses will first try to use washing eggs. Next year, a draft will be drafted and incorporated into the law to accelerate industrial upgrading.

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[Reporter Yang Yuanting/Taipei Report] Only half of the eggs produced daily in Taiwan are washed, and the other half of the eggs sold in traditional channels are often sold in bulk with feathers or chicken manure. Not only are there health and safety concerns, but consumers are also unclear about production and preservation. Deadline; Chen Jizhong, chairman of the Council of Agriculture, said today (11th) that he will expand the promotion of the washing policy. This year, he will first test the use of washing eggs in breakfast shops, catering, and bakery businesses. Next year, a draft will be drafted and incorporated into the law to accelerate the industry. upgrade.

The Council of Agriculture invited industry, farmer representatives, and academic circles to participate in the "Expert Meeting on Advanced Measures for the Laying Hen Industry". Regarding the egg shortage at the beginning of last year and the beginning of this year due to the impact of the bird flu epidemic, Chen Jizhong said that the crisis is also a turning point , in addition to counseling traditional laying hen farmers to change traditional open chicken houses into closed or water-filled poultry houses, and the Council of Agriculture subsidizes 50%, it also pointed out that it will comprehensively promote the policy of washing eggs to further upgrade the egg industry.

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Chen Jizhong said that in addition to the seven channels that originally required the use of egg-washing channels, such as campuses, the national army, supermarkets, supermarkets, mass merchandisers, hypermarkets, and online shopping, breakfast restaurants, catering businesses, and bakery businesses will also be tried this year. The comprehensive use of washed eggs will be stipulated in the law next year, and it is pointed out that it will be promoted in a gradual manner, but the animal welfare eggs will not be forced to go through washing.

Wu Qingde, chairman of Maosheng Agricultural Economics Co., Ltd. pointed out that domestic eggs are not graded, which creates an absurd phenomenon. The price of good-quality eggs after washing and cleaning is the lowest and lowest price in the channel. One box (200 eggs per box) ) Washed and selected eggs can only be sold for 1,200 yuan now, but bulk eggs can be sold for more than 1,400 yuan per box.

Han Fanghao, general manager of Dacheng Group, said that if the government is willing to expand the egg washing and sorting channels, the market demand for washed eggs will increase, and enterprises will be more willing to invest. He also pointed out that the egg grading system is currently being implemented by enterprises. Taking Dacheng as an example, Farmers with good feeding quality will be able to buy at a better price, but when the enterprise grades but prices the product, it will also need market support.

Zheng Wuyue, chairman of Taiwan Pokphong Enterprises, pointed out that Taiwan’s egg industry structure has very big problems. He bluntly stated that egg prices should not be determined by egg merchants. He pointed out that egg farmers are indeed very hard, but they earn very little money. , 1 egg can earn 5 yuan, and thinks that Taiwan is facing the shortage of egg supply at this moment, which is the best time to improve this system.

Chen Jizhong said that in addition to gradually promoting the use of washed eggs in the three major channels of breakfast shops, catering companies, and bakery companies, the Council of Agriculture will also promote the quality grading of chickens and make price differences.