三、文意選填：
(AB) stamina (AC) strapped (AD) protocol (AE) laden
(BC) detection (BD) quid pro quo (BE) harboring
      Granted the U.S. and Taiwan agreed on a bilateral    21    in 2009 to expand market access and to fully reopen the Taiwan market to all U.S. beef and beef products, Taiwan flip-flopped on the agreement and amended its Food Sanitation Act the following year to ban imports of U.S. ground beef and other beef products.
      To remove what the U.S. had regarded as a major barrier to trade between the two sides, the Tsai administration announced last year the relaxation of American pork imports, seen by some as a    22    for the start of U.S.-Taiwan trade negotiations. The measure has sparked a backlash and hot debate about the health risks posed by the ractopamine-    23    products, as well as its impact on local pig farmers.
      To appease public fears, the government has implemented country of origin labeling and launched a Taiwan Pork logo for consumers    24    doubts. Veteran food tycoon and I-Mei Foods Co. CEO Luis Ko has advocated for better regulation of chemical residues,including ractopamine, making it easier for businesses to comply with the rule.
      However, the Office of the U.S. Trade Representative (USTR) has expressed concern over Taiwan’s policy to require country of origin labeling (COOL) for pork products amid the ractopamine controversy. In a 2021 report on foreign trade barriers, USTR suggests the labeling measure effective on Jan. 1 “inaccurately implies that there is a food safety concern with U.S. pork with ractopamine.” The policy also serves as a disincentive to purchasing U.S. pork by Taiwan manufacturers of processed pork products.Meanwhile, USTR has raised concern about Taiwan’s ractopamine residue    25    method, which it says could yield inaccurate results as the method is not conducted in line with the one recommended by the Codex Alimentarius Commission (Codex). According to the report, the trade agency is urging the establishment of a maximum residue limits (MRLs) mechanism in Taiwan aligned with international standards.

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