China News Service, February 18. According to Taiwan's "China Times News Network", chili powder produced by Douliu Factory of Taiwan's Jisheng Company was recently detected to contain the carcinogen Sudan Red. The Yunlin County Government notified New Taipei City, where the raw material supplier is located, before the Chinese New Year. After the government, all sales channels were removed from the shelves, but follow-up investigation revealed that the raw material importer Taiwan Baoxin Company shipped to 6 other companies. Among them, the seasoning products made by Kaohsiung Mars Company went to New Taipei, Taoyuan, Hsinchu, Miaoli, Yunlin, Tainan, Kaohsiung and other seven counties and cities, and Kaohsiung has sold 56.76 kilograms of related products.
Taoyuan City Health Bureau staff went to the store to inspect the removal of the products involved. Image source: Taoyuan City Health Bureau
According to reports, Yunlin County Prefecture found Jisheng’s “household four-in-one seasoning mix (fine pink pepper)” containing the industrial dye Sudan Red, which is toxic to the liver and kidneys and may cause cancer. Quanlian Supermarket in Taiwan, the only outlet for this product, urgently notified all stores in Taiwan to remove it from the shelves.
The New Taipei City Government inspected the raw material importer Baoxin Company on the 7th and 8th. The batch of raw materials was mainly shipped to Jisheng, and the remaining shipments were to 6 companies, totaling 2,325 kilograms. The city government also notified the companies' locations in Taipei, Taichung, Tainan, Kaohsiung and other cities. Mansion.
After receiving the report on the 17th, the Kaohsiung City Health Bureau conducted an investigation and found that Mars International Trading Co., Ltd., within its jurisdiction, purchased 25 kilograms of the raw material in November last year and made spicy medicinal soup powder, Mongolian cumin pickled powder, Korean kimchi soup powder, A total of 187.18 kilograms of 19 products including New Orleans grilled chicken spice powder have been sold in Kaohsiung City. 56.76 kilograms have been sold in Kaohsiung City. 10 downstream operators in New Taipei City, Taoyuan City, Hsinchu City, Miaoli County, Yunlin County, and Tainan City have also been notified. Take it off the shelves and notify the local health authority.
Among them, the Taoyuan City Health Bureau found that the operator had sold 4 1.2kg cans of New Orleans roast chicken spice powder, and the other 16 cans were taken off the shelves by the operator. Two Wanglaixiang food raw material stores in Tainan City voluntarily removed 33 cans of New Orleans roasted chicken spice powder from their shelves, and another Maji Malatang store also wanted to withdraw 19 packages of 1kg each of spicy medicinal soup powder.
The New Taipei City Health Bureau pointed out that Baoxin Company has violated the "Food Safety and Hygiene Management Act" and is subject to imprisonment of not more than 7 years, criminal detention, or a fine of not more than NT$80 million, or both, and the entire case will be transferred to prosecutors for investigation.
In response to this incident, many netizens on the island left messages and harshly criticized the company involved, saying that "food is the most important thing for the people, so they must be severely punished and have their business licenses revoked." Some netizens also said that from food safety to tourism incidents, it can be seen that the DPP authorities " They are all sleeping." "This kind of food safety is really killing people. The health and welfare departments are still sleeping." Some netizens sarcastically said, "What's all the fuss about? Taiwanese people are eating Laizhu nuclear food. What's the point?"