Taiwan recalls 4 tonnes of sheep milk after dioxin‑contaminated lamb meat detected in Yunlin

Taiwan's Food and Drug Administration (TFDA) confirmed that lamb meat slaughtered under the name of Yunlin's "Yun Agricultural Livestock Farm" exceeded legal limits for dioxin (4.6 pg/g fat, limit 2.5 pg/g) and for the sum of dioxin and related PCBs (6.1 pg/g fat, limit 4.0 pg/g). The contaminated carcasses were seized and did not reach the market.

Because the farm also supplied milk used in Jianan sheep milk products, the TFDA ordered a preventive withdrawal of four tonnes of the dairy product, which will be destroyed. A joint investigation by the Ministry of Agriculture, the Environmental Protection Administration and Yunlin County authorities is underway, including sampling of feed, soil, groundwater and air to identify the contamination source. The farmer, identified as Li Kong, reportedly raised about eight sheep and may have used falsified farm registration documents. No sales of the affected meat have been reported, and the recall aims to mitigate any public‑health risk.

The incident marks Taiwan's first recorded case of dioxin‑contaminated lamb meat, prompting cross‑agency coordination and heightened food‑safety monitoring in the region.