Taichung City Government Announces First Batch of Third-Tier Problematic Cooking Oil Flow, 5 Businesses Remove Products

(Central News Agency, reporter Hao Xueqing, Taichung, August 8) "Ben pyrene," a carcinogen, was detected in excess in Zhonglian soybean salad oil. The Taichung City Government continues its investigation and today announced the flow of the first batch of third-tier problematic cooking oil. A total of 5 food businesses were found to have used or purchased problematic cooking oil, and all products have been removed from shelves.

The Taichung City Government's Food and Drug Administration explained that it continues to trace downstream based on the shipping data from second-tier businesses, verifying the batch numbers, shipping records, and actual usage of third-tier and end-user businesses one by one. Any business confirmed to have used problematic cooking oil is immediately required to stop using it, remove it from shelves, and recall it, while its subsequent flow is tracked.

The Food and Drug Administration announced that the first batch of third-tier problematic cooking oil flow involved 5 food businesses: Baozhe Food in Taichung (a-bao spicy oil), Cai Shi Integrated Marketing in New Taipei City (shallot and garlic oil), Quan Lai Shi International Catering Hall in Taipei City (spicy chili sauce and typhoon shelter shrimp sauce), Burning Pot Investment Company in Taichung (satay sauce), and Jia Xin Food in Taichung (Delicious Master spicy sauce). All have completed the removal of products.

The city government stated that the Food and Drug Administration and the Economic Development Bureau have cumulatively inspected 792 market, supermarket, night market, catering, and food businesses. Those found to have used problematic cooking oil have completed the removal of products, and the precautionary removal and flow tracking of products of the same type but different batch numbers are ongoing. As of now, a cumulative total of 39,535 kilograms of problematic cooking oil has been recovered, safeguarding public food safety.

The city government is also continuing inspections in school campuses and various care facilities. The Education Bureau has completed inspections of 16 group catering businesses, 26 schools, and 184 kindergartens, confirming that affected batch oil products have been discontinued or removed from shelves. The Social Affairs Bureau has completed the inventory of meal supply units, and community care centers, infant care centers, and related institutions that used problematic cooking oil have completely discontinued its use. Medical and care institutions are also continuously monitoring usage and conducting follow-ups.

The Food and Drug Administration explained that the investigation of problematic oil batch numbers and items has gradually extended from the source and second-tier downstream to third-tier and end-user situations. In the future, in addition to continuously announcing the latest flow, inspection, removal, and recovery progress, the cause of contamination will also be investigated simultaneously. Businesses will be urged to implement improvements in process and quality management, and self-inspection, abnormal reporting, and source risk management mechanisms will be continuously strengthened. With the principles of openness, transparency, and continuous investigation, citizens' food safety will be protected. (Editor: Chen Qingfang) 1150708

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