23 Officials Punished in Fujian Toxic Bayberry Case; Netizens: "I Won't Eat Them Anymore!" | Dried Bayberries
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In mid-May, it was discovered that bayberries from Zhangzhou, Fujian, a major bayberry-producing area in China, had been soaked in sweeteners and preservatives, causing a market collapse and a backlog of unsold bayberries. An official statement indicated that six units and 23 officials in Longhai District and its subordinate villages and towns had been punished. However, netizens commented, "I won't eat them, good or bad."
A news report by Fujian TV on the 15th exposed the illegal use of additives and saccharin in bayberry purchasing points in Fugong Town, Longhai District, Zhangzhou. Five days later, an official report came out: 540 kilograms of problematic bayberries and 20.1 kilograms of illegal additives were seized from five purchasing points involved, and five people were criminally detained. After the news spread, the buyers disappeared overnight. Zhangzhou…
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