KMT INITIATES REFERENDUM ON JAPANESE FOOD IMPORT|日核災食品進口公聽會 名稱引發爭論

The government decided to hold three additional public hearings on whether to lift a ban on food products from five radiation-affected prefectures in Japan. On Dec 1's meeting to discuss the issue, KMT Vice Chairman Hau Lung-bin, former Health Minister Yang Chih-liang, together with civil groups, join hands to initiate a national referendum on the matter. Yang accused Japan Interchange Association chairman Ohashi Mitsuo of harming Taiwanese people's health and said that food products, especially seafood, should in no way be allowed to sell in Taiwan. On Dec 1, former Health Minister Yang Chih-liang, former EPA Minister Hau Lung-bin, together with civil groups, called for a referendum on lifting a food import ban from radiation-affected prefectures in Japan. Yang said the import of these food products, especially seafood, should in no way be allowed to sell in Taiwan. ==YANG CHIH-LIANG, former Health Minister== Ohashi Mitsuo is a jerk. The current Japanese government has never showed respect for Taiwan. Japanese seafood from radiation affected areas should be prohibited. I am willing to debate with the Japanese government. Radioactive wastewater has been discharged into the sea for over 5 years. Do you still think we can consume seafood products from those areas? The referendum question is temporarily set to be "Do you support the government's decision to lift a ban on agricultural products from Fukushima nuclear disaster zones in Japan?" The KMT caucus said starting from Dec., they will initiate a signature campaign to amend the Referendum Act and lower referendum threshold. ==LIAO KUO-TUNG, KMT caucus whip== We must utilize the power of referendum to let the government understand that their decision is not only against public opinion, but it is also at the expense of public health. The Executive Yuan decided to hold three additional public hearings. On yesterday's (Dec.1.) meeting, the name of the public hearings sparked a controversy because it was titled as "Japanese food products", rather than "radiation-affected Japanese food products". ==LAI HSIAO-FEN, Homemaker United Foundation Secretary General == I suggested that the word "radiation-affected" should be added into the public hearing's name. ==WU JUI-PI, Taiwan Assoc. for Food Sci. and Tech. Honorary Director== Before things are confirmed, we should not call these food products as "radiation-affected". The Executive Yuan said they respect KMT legislators pushing for a national referendum to deal with the controversial issue. TRANSLATED BY：ARIEL HSIEH 日本核災區食品是否輸台，傳出政府有意在明年一月農曆年前闖關，但前衛生署長楊志良和前環保署長郝龍斌將結合消基會等社會團體，從民間發起反核災食品全國公投，楊志良不只痛批日本官員，更強調漁產品絕對不能輸台。 ==前衛生署長 楊志良== 大橋光夫我說他混蛋 這個日本政府從來對台灣 從來沒有一點點的尊重跟客氣 海產品我認為就是不應該(輸台) 所以有本事來跟我辯論一下 那個水已經排了五年八個月 在海裡面 我們能夠吃他的水產品嗎 當然不可以 這次公投題目暫訂為"是否支持政府開放日本福島核災地區農產品進口"，國民黨團也呼應，12月起在全台大小市場，推動連署，並打算提案，降低公投門檻，重修公投法。 ==國民黨立院黨團總召 廖國棟== 要用全民公投的力量 讓他知道他們所有的政策 偏離民意之外 輕忽了國民的健康 面對核災食品爭議，行政院要再加開三場公聽會，但12月1日會前會，就因會議名稱"日本食品"輸台，沒有核災區字樣，引起爭議，民間團體更點名，"輻射"二字也該納入。 ==主婦聯盟秘書長 賴曉芬== 我是建議還是要把 所謂的輻射這兩個字放進來 至於怎麼樣的放 我個人也尊重大家的意見 ==台灣食品科學技術學會榮譽理事 吳瑞碧== 我們在還沒定讞 知道它有問題以前 不宜用輻射食品這四個字來稱呼它 公聽會上甚至有民眾帶著國旗進入會場，抗議現場沒有懸掛國旗；而面對核災食品輸台爭議，藍營主動出擊要辦公投，行政院則表示尊重。 記者 綜合報導