This week, nearly 1,000 pork producers across Taiwan protested outside their legislature demanding their new government not allow American pork in that contains the additive ractopamine. National Pork Producers Council President John Weber says if the new Taiwan President gives in to them, he’ll be going back against an agreement his government made in the TPP discussions.

He says even Taiwan’s own pork producers use ractopamine in their hogs, so this has become a protectionist measure the protestors are throwing up.

Weber says this issue is connected to the TPP trade agreement and his group will ask the U.S. government to hold Taiwan’s feet to the fire regarding the trade pact and ractopamine.

Weber says the world health organization CODEX has already listed ractopamine as safe and over 140 countries have already approved its use.