Taipei Times
AsiaPac · 8 mins ago
Taisun oil tests above carginogen limit
TRANSPARENCY: There are plans to establish a mechanism requiring third-party testing laboratories to directly report abnormal results to the authorities, the health minister said By Sam Garcia / Staff writer, with CNA A batch of cooking oil produced by Taisun Enterprise Co (泰山) tested above the limit for the carcinogen benzopyrene, reaching 2.5 parts per billion (ppb), Minister of Health and Welfare Shih Chung-liang (石崇良) said yesterday, adding that an investigation is underway to trace which batches were affected.Central Union Oil Corp’s (中聯) soybean oil had found to contain excessive levels of benzopyrene, with 1,300 tonnes distributed to companies including Taisun, Fwusow Industry Co (福壽) and Formosa Oilseed Processing Co (福懋).As of Tuesday, 18 affected products across 30 batches had be
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