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South Korea finds no food coloring in eight imported Chinese stem-lettuce samples

From Dong-A Ilbo · () Korean

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  • South Korea's food safety regulator found no edible coloring in eight samples of Chinese stem lettuce collected from domestic markets.
  • Authorities strengthened inspections at customs and are collecting additional products from stores for testing.
  • The checks followed reports that businesses in Yuzhong County, Lanzhou, Gansu Province, had used coloring agents on stem lettuce.

South Korea's food safety regulator said it found no edible coloring in eight samples of Chinese stem lettuce currently circulating in the country.

The Ministry of Food and Drug Safety collected the products for emergency testing after reports that stem lettuce treated with edible coloring had been distributed in China's Gansu Province. The vegetable is commonly known in South Korea as gungchae.

The ministry said natural agricultural products are not allowed to contain added coloring, including edible dyes. It strengthened inspections of Chinese stem lettuce at the import-clearance stage from the 7th, checking for substances such as tar colors.

Domestic market inspections are also expanding. Authorities are collecting more products being sold in stores in addition to the eight samples already tested. The action followed the detection of businesses using coloring agents on stem lettuce in Yuzhong County, Lanzhou, in Gansu Province.

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