Kaohsiung Orders Precautionary Recall of 18 Risk Oil Products Amid Cancer Concerns

Kaohsiung, Taiwan, is taking a strict stance on food safety, ordering a precautionary recall of 18 types of cooking oil products. The oils, supplied by Zhonglian Oil and used by major brands like Taishin, Fumo, and Fushou, have been found to contain carcinogens above legal limits.

Mayor Chen Chi-mai announced the immediate halt of sales and use for these products, with a deadline of July 10 for removal from shelves. He stressed that food safety has no gray areas and that companies cannot arbitrarily segment risks by product or batch number. "As long as products from different production dates and batches are related to the same production line raw oil or processes from Zhonglian, they must be handled with the strictest standards," Chen stated.

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Food safety has no gray areas and cannot allow businesses to arbitrarily segment risks by product item or batch number.

The city's health bureau has instructed all food businesses in Kaohsiung to immediately stop selling, using, or processing the affected oils. They must also seal all stock, maintain detailed records, notify downstream businesses and consumers for returns, and refrain from evading checks through repackaging or relabeling. Products can only be resold after presenting third-party laboratory test reports confirming their safety.

The city government also urged central and local authorities to seal and test all related oil products from Zhonglian, Taishin, Fumo, and Fushou to clarify the risks. The health bureau warned that failure to comply, including false reporting, concealing product flow, evading checks, or continuing to sell contaminated products, will result in legal penalties, with serious cases being handed over to judicial authorities. Residents who have purchased these oils are advised to stop using them and seek returns.

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As long as products from different production dates and batches are related to the same production line raw oil or processes from Zhonglian, they must be handled with the strictest standards.