Despite coming to light only in 2014 , mass food adulteration by Taiwanese food conglomerates , however , has been suppressed for decades .
The food safety crisis has been among the reasons for the electoral defeat of the Kuomintang in late 2014 .
Despite coming to light only in 2014 , mass food adulteration by Taiwanese food conglomerates , however , has been suppressed for decades , and the food safety crisis has been among the reasons for the electoral defeat of the Kuomintang in late 2014 .