Taipei Officials Eat In to Show Support for Beef Noodle Restaurant|指冠軍牛肉麵用萊牛? 黃珊珊.朱立倫吃麵力挺


Executive Yuan spokesperson Evian Ting bought 100 bowls of beef noodles as an apology after he accused a famous, award-winning beef noodle restaurant of using products containing ractopamine. Taipei City government officials said the government should not use national power against small and medium sized businesses.


My colleagues and I came here today to eat some beef noodle soup.

During a press conference on Nov. 12, Executive Yuan spokesperson Evian Ting proclaimed that a Taipei Beef Noodle Soup Festival-winning restaurant used imported American beef containing ractopamine. Later that day, Deputy Taipei City Mayor Vivian Huang came to the restaurant to eat there in a show of support. She said that any public policy can be examined from various perspectives, and that no one should use national power to harm ordinary businesses.

The beef is safe if no residue is found. Just because there was ractopamine before doesn't mean it's ractopamine beef. The Taiwan people know why the government has opened Taiwan up to these products, but please, make sure the source management is done well. It's not that difficult. I don't understand why they're doing everything they can to prevent good source management and clear labels.

Ting was forced to issue an apology. He also spent NT$39,000 to purchase 100 bowls of beef noodle soup from the restaurant, and posted an apology on Facebook. Former New Taipei City Mayor Eric Chu also went to the restaurant to support it. He said Premier Su Tseng-chang, a former Taipei County magistrate, should also apologize.

The Executive Yuan absolutely should not use government mechanisms to undermine businesses. This time, it's not about protesting American beef or pork. It's about food safety and opposing leanness-enhancing agents. I want to make sure the Executive Yuan is clear about this.

Ting's mistake ended up creating fodder for the opposition and publicity for the Taipei Beef Noodle Soup Festival.



台北市副市長 黃珊珊表示:「我們今天好同事,都一起來吃麵。」

針對行政院發言人丁怡銘,公開說台北市牛肉麵節冠軍店家、使用萊牛。台北市副市長黃珊珊,12號晚間親自來到店家吃麵力挺;黃珊珊同時強調,任何的公共政策,可以從各種角度切入,但不應該用國家力量傷害一般店家。

台北市副市長 黃珊珊表示:「只要它沒有殘留量,它就是安全的牛肉。而不是它是曾經用過萊克多巴胺,它就是萊牛。台灣人都知道,為什麼要開放,但就是請你好好源頭管理,清白標示,這有這麼難嗎?為了不要源頭管理,清楚標示,做這麼多動作,我實在是不懂耶!」

行政院發言人丁怡銘,事後趕緊並上門賠罪,同時也買了3萬9千元的牛肉麵,並發臉書致歉。前新北市長朱立倫,也來到位在板橋的店家、吃麵力挺,更點名行政院長蘇貞昌,身為前台北縣長、應該道歉。

前新北市長 朱立倫表示:「行政院,絕對不能用國家的機器,來波及,來修理民間的店家。所以這次,大家絕對不是反美豬,也不是反美牛,是為了食安健康,是反瘦肉精,這一點,我想行政院不要把它搞混了。」

綠營政治人物失言,讓藍白陣營找到機會,在美豬美牛議題上另闢戰場,也為台北牛肉麵節做了另類行銷。