The price was only NT $ 10 per catty (600 grams). Once the certification mark was granted, the township administration carried out a massive crackdown. Four years ago there were over 100 imitators, but now they have pretty much vanished from the scene. With no traces of fake goods, the brand image of Chishang Rice has become firmly established.
在 2002 年以前，池上米仿冒品充斥，穀價每百台斤約 1,000 元；有了標章認證的尚方寶劍後，鄉公所大力查緝，與 4 年前上百種仿冒品相比，近幾年幾已銷聲匿跡，不見假貨蹤影，「池上米」的品牌形象才得以確立。