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Taiwan FDA Investigates Chung Luen Oil for Alleged Non-Reporting in Benzene Pyrene Case

From Liberty Times · () Chinese

Translated from Chinese, summarized and contextualized by DistantNews.

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  • Taiwan's Food and Drug Administration (FDA) is investigating a potential failure to report by Chung Luen Oil after a benzene pyrene incident.
  • The company allegedly received notice from Taiwan Sugar in May about potential food safety risks in some oil products but did not halt production or recall them.
  • The factory director has been detained and barred from seeing visitors pending further investigation.

Taiwan's Food and Drug Administration (FDA) is looking into allegations that Chung Luen Oil failed to report a potential food safety issue. This comes after an incident involving benzene pyrene contamination.

According to court documents, Chung Luen Oil was reportedly informed by Taiwan Sugar in May about suspected food safety risks associated with certain oil products. Despite this notification, the company allegedly did not immediately cease manufacturing, processing, selling, or recalling the affected items. This alleged inaction is now under scrutiny by the FDA.

The factory director, Chen Ming-jung, has been detained and is prohibited from meeting visitors following a ruling by the Taichung District Court. The court cited the need for further investigation into the matter. The FDA has referred the case to the Kaohsiung City Department of Health for a thorough examination.

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Originally published by Liberty Times in Chinese. Translated, summarized, and contextualized by our editorial team with added local perspective. Read our editorial standards.

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