Coloring Agent Found in Chinese Lettuce Factory… "Just Wash It Well" Explanation Given
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(Seoul = Yonhap News) According to Chinese-language media on the 7th, six distributors in Yuzhong County, Lanzhou City, Gansu Province, northwestern China, illegally purchased coloring agents during the stem lettuce procurement process...
Amid controversy over reports that stem lettuce (Gungchae) containing food coloring was distributed in China, it has been confirmed that no food coloring has been detected in Chinese stem lettuce currently being distributed domestically. The Ministry of Food and Drug Safety recently addressed the domestic situation following reports that stem lettuce containing food coloring was being distributed in Gansu Province, China.
[Cable News] Another self-media blogger in mainland China has exposed food safety irregularities, revealing that a vegetable warehouse in Yuzhong County, Lanzhou, Gansu Province, illegally used food additives to make lettuce look better.
Following cabbage, where carcinogens were detected in China, the so-called “dyed (stem) lettuce,” which is colored to make it look fresh, was controversial, and local experts proposed how to distinguish dyed lettuce.
[Digital Daily Reporter Yoo Chae-ri] The Ministry of Food and Drug Safety announced on the 8th that it collected and tested eight samples of Chinese stem lettuce (Gungchae) currently distributed in Korea, and found no food coloring in any of them. This emergency recall and inspection was prompted by local Chinese reports that stem lettuce containing food coloring was being distributed in Gansu Province. The use of coloring agents, including foo…
Amid the recent distribution of stem lettuce colored with artificial food coloring in China, it has been confirmed that no such coloring has been detected in Chinese stem lettuce currently distributed domestically. Stem lettuce is a vegetable known in Korea as "Gungchae," and the use of any coloring agents, including artificial food coloring, is prohibited in its natural state. On the 8th, the Ministry of Food and Drug Safety (MFDS) announced, "…
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