Taiwan Sugar Company Refuses to Accept Chinese Refined Oil Amidst Food Safety Concerns

Taiwan Sugar Refuses to Receive Chung Loi Coarse Oil: Not a Mandatory Reporter Under Food Safety Regulations

Taiwan Sugar Company has been drawn into controversy over Chung Loi Oil's coarse oil containing excessive levels of benzene hexachloride. However, the company stated that before purchasing large quantities of coarse oil, it conducted quality checks and found the results to be unsatisfactory. As a result, the company refused to accept the goods and did not bring them back for processing, indicating that it is not a mandatory reporter under Taiwan's Food Safety and Health Management Act. This is in contrast to other companies like Nan Chiao, which have different circumstances.

In the early part of this year, Taiwan's Food Safety Agency discovered that some soybean salad oil products contained excessive levels of benzene hexachloride, a possible health hazard. Following an investigation, the agency found that some of the soybean salad oils obtained their raw materials from Chung Loi Oil. However, Chung Loi Oil denied any problems and stated that the results of its coarse oil quality tests all met the standards, sparking public skepticism about whether Chung Loi Oil was truly unaware of the excessive levels of benzene hexachloride in its coarse oil.

On the other hand, Taiwan Sugar Company stated that it had tested 32 batches of raw materials and soybean salad oil products this year and found no problems. This indicates that Taiwan Sugar Company's oil products are safe. However, the issue is not the safety of Taiwan Sugar Company's oil products, but whether it has a duty to report the excessive levels of benzene hexachloride. Taiwan Sugar Company stated that before purchasing large quantities of coarse oil, it conducted quality checks and found the results to be unsatisfactory. As a result, the company refused to accept the goods and did not bring them back for processing, indicating that it is not a mandatory reporter under Taiwan's Food Safety and Health Management Act.

This issue has sparked public skepticism about whether Taiwan Sugar Company truly did not know about the excessive levels of benzene hexachloride in the coarse oil or whether it simply shifted the blame to Chung Loi Oil. In fact, both Taiwan Sugar Company and Chung Loi Oil are mandatory reporters under the Taiwan Food Safety and Health Management Act. However, Taiwan Sugar Company's statement indicates that it is shifting the blame to Chung Loi Oil. This has sparked public skepticism about whether Taiwan Sugar Company truly did not know about the excessive levels of benzene hexachloride in the coarse oil.

In reality, this issue involves the question of whether Taiwan Sugar Company is a mandatory reporter under the Taiwan Food Safety and Health Management Act. The act stipulates that any food company must report any hazardous substances. However, Taiwan Sugar Company's statement indicates that it is not a mandatory reporter under the Taiwan Food Safety and Health Management Act. This has sparked public skepticism about whether Taiwan Sugar Company truly did not know about the excessive levels of benzene hexachloride in the coarse oil.

Source: Central News Agency