TAIPEI, Dec. 2 -- Producing adulterated counterfeit food or food with unauthorized additives, no matter whether it is harmful to human health, is illegal, Taiwan's highest court announced Friday.
According to a statement by the court, violations of food safety rules in that regard shall lead to imprisonment of up to seven years with a fine less than 80 million new Taiwan dollars (around 2.5 million U.S. dollars).
The court's decision was made to unify local courts' understanding of food safety rules following a series of major safety scandals in 2013, which mainly involved substandard food production for cost-saving and profiteering, the statement said.
