On the Eve of 725 Kai Channel! Lu Xiuyan and Chiang Wan-an Accuse 'Central Cancer Cells' Democratic Progressive Party Counters

As the cancer-causing oil scandal involving Chung-Lian Oil continues to unfold, the Kuomintang legislative caucus, along with Taipei Mayor Chiang Wan-an, Taichung Mayor Lu Xiuyan, and Keelung Mayor Hsieh Kuo-liang, held a press conference in front of the Legislative Yuan on the 24th. Lu Xiuyan accused that nearly a month has passed since the scandal broke, yet the truth remains unclear, and more seriously, 'some people in the central government are like cancer cells.' Chiang Wan-an criticized the government for ignoring the fact that citizens have consumed poisonous oil, while being overly concerned about the business losses of companies. He questioned whether President Lai Ching-te should apologize and whether Premier Cho Jung-tai should resign. On the other hand, the Democratic Progressive Party legislative caucus director-general Zhuang Ruei-hsiung and secretary-general Fan Yun responded after the Kuomintang's press conference at the front gate of the Legislative Yuan. Zhuang Ruei-hsiung stated that the purpose of the Kuomintang's press conference today was to warm up for tomorrow's Kai Channel event, but it is regrettable to use food safety issues as a stage for street mobilization. He bluntly stated that Chiang Wan-an's recent statements are like 'an angry rooster,' and the parties should focus on improving the system and ensuring food safety, rather than turning public issues into political attacks and blurring the focus. The Chung-Lian Oil soybean salad oil case, in which carcinogenic substances were detected, the Ministry of Health and Welfare announced on the 21st that a total of 19 batches of midstream oil products can be re-shelved. The Food and Drug Administration yesterday published the 'list of products that can be re-shelved,' including 501 batches of products from three companies: Taishan, Fu Mao, and Fu Shou. Food and Drug Administration Deputy Commissioner Wang De-yuan explained to the media yesterday afternoon that the products on the list have completed inspection under the principle of 'source and item separation, batch-by-batch confirmation, and upstream and downstream verification,' and have been confirmed by the Food Risk Assessment Consultation Committee to meet the regulations of food hygiene standards, before being included in the scope of products that can be re-shelved. Lu Xiuyan: Central decision-making is absurd, some people are cancer cells However, Lu Xiuyan, Chiang Wan-an, and Hsieh Kuo-liang specially went to the Legislative Yuan this morning, accompanied by the Kuomintang legislative caucus, to hold a press conference titled 'No Truth, No Re-shelving! Poisonous Oil Harms Taiwan, Premier Resign!' Lu Xiuyan said that she specially came to the north today to hope that the central government would not re-shelve the 19 batches of oil products with doubts. The central government held an emergency meeting with the health bureaus of various counties and cities in the afternoon of the previous day, informing them that 19 batches of oil products would be re-shelved. Although the vast majority of local governments, regardless of blue or green administrations, opposed it on the spot, the central government still required them to be reopened. Lu Xiuyan criticized that the central government's decision-making has been absurd since the incident occurred, and the scandal has been burning for nearly a month, with the truth still not revealed. What is more serious than the carcinogenic oil is that 'some people in the central government are cancer cells,' with unprecedented decision-making. 'Who is shielding? Who is the doorman?' she questioned. She asked, when Lai Ching-te was the mayor of Tainan 12 years ago, he urged the central government not to shift responsibility to local governments and demanded the convening of a national affairs conference. 'President Lai Ching-te, have you convened a national affairs conference? Do you still remember what Lai Ching-te said 12 years ago?' Chiang Wan-an then criticized that the Ministry of Health and Welfare received a report on June 30 and immediately covered it up, unwilling to disclose the business names and withdraw problematic products. Now they are in a hurry to re-shelve them; citizens have eaten so much carcinogenic oil, but the government turns a blind eye, while being particular about the business losses of withdrawing products. 'Is this not protecting, shielding, and benefiting? Shouldn't Lai Ching-te apologize? Shouldn't Cho Jung-tai resign?' he retorted. The government says it is safe, then send these oils to Lai Ching-te's presidential office and Cho Jung-tai's premier's office, and let them eat three meals a day. Otherwise, why should the common people eat them? The convener of the Kuomintang legislative caucus, Fu Ko-chi, said that the Lai government and the Cho cabinet have not yet apologized to the people or explained the truth. Taiwan has disasters and difficulties, but the Lai Ching-te government is fully shifting responsibility and framing local governments, even treating people as white mice. The 'highly toxic' first-level carcinogen used in laboratory experiments for white mice is now in the edible oil used by the people. The Democratic Progressive Party government still shows an 'arrogant and unruly' attitude. Therefore, he called on all the people of the country to go to the Kai Channel tomorrow to 'demand justice,' demanding that the government take responsibility and compensate the people.