Osmanthus Flowers in Yangshuo, Guilin, Are Being Fumigated with Sulfur, Raising Concerns About Food Safety.
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Food safety issues and harmful practices have been frequently exposed in mainland China. On October 16, a well-known environmental blogger released a video exposing the use of sulfur to fumigate osmanthus flowers at numerous processing sites in Guilin, Guangxi. Previously, this blogger had also exposed formaldehyde-treated cabbage in Hebei and sulfur-treated bamboo shoots in Guangdong, drawing widespread attention. The blogger, "Yu Lie Qi Ge," p…
On October 16, "Fisherman Qi Ge," a Chinese blogger who previously exposed food safety scandals such as "formaldehyde-treated cabbage" and "sulfur-treated bamboo shoots," released another undercover video, exposing that numerous osmanthus processing sites in Baisha Town, Yangshuo County, Guilin, Guangxi Province, were using sulfur fumigation. The video shows that more than half of the processing sites in the area were involved.
[Cable News] A merchant in Guangxi was accused of using sulfur to fumigate osmanthus flowers. Authorities intervened and confirmed the allegations, and are currently tracing the product's distribution. This information is circulating on mainland social media platforms.
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