Hsinchu's toxic Chui Fen to be removed in June? Councilor Lin Ying-che reveals 13 schools still using problematic ingredients after June 8

A city councilor in Hsinchu has accused the local government of misleading the public about the recall of problematic food ingredients used in school lunches. Councilor Lin Ying-che revealed that 13 schools in the city continued to use ingredients supplied by Ming Hao Enterprise, even after the company's products were found to contain formaldehyde and were supposedly recalled.

The Hsinchu city government had previously announced that problematic "Chui Fen" (a type of rice noodle) produced by Ming Hao Enterprise had been sealed, removed from shelves, and the company's operations halted in June. They also stated that no products from the problematic batches had entered school nutrition programs.

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The city government should actively present complete information to the public and explain, rather than simply using a graphic to say 'no problematic products entered the school system'.

However, Lin Ying-che, citing data from the Ministry of Education's campus ingredient registration platform, discovered that 13 schools logged the use of Ming Hao Enterprise's food products after June 8. Most alarmingly, one elementary school in the Xiangshan district reportedly used ingredients from the company as late as June 26.

Lin Ying-che is demanding clear explanations from the city government, questioning the discrepancy between their claims of a complete recall and the continued use of the supplier's products. He specifically asked which product batch was used on June 26 and whether it was from a batch deemed safe. The councilor urged the government to release detailed information, including batch numbers and third-party inspection data, rather than relying on simple graphics to assure the public.

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The registration records on the Ministry of Education platform may not necessarily mean schools used products from problematic batches, but because the records differ from the city government's statement, the city government needs to disclose information.