FDA Denies Cooking Oil Sampling Rumor
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TFDA releases findings on Central Union cooking oil contamination
Taipei, July 27 (CNA) The Taiwan Food and Drug Administration (TFDA) on Monday released the findings of an independent investigation into the cause of carcinogen benzo[a]pyrene (BaP) contamination in seven batches of cooking oil produced by Central Union Oil Corp.
FDA denies cooking oil sampling rumor
Random sampling of 275 cooking oil and fats products between 2022 and last year all complied with the legal limit for the carcinogen benzopyrene, the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) said yesterday, denying a rumor that 60 percent of oil products have failed testing since 2023.Chinese Nationalist
The controversy surrounding tainted cooking oil continues to escalate. Fu Kun-chi, the KMT caucus whip, cited a 2021 research report, claiming that "the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) already knew that the initial HACCP compliance rate of edible oil factories was less than 60%" and "meaning that 60% of cooking oil products were substandard." The FDA refuted this claim on the 26th, stating that the statement confused "incomplete initial inspe…
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