Chinese media recently revealed that tankers used by many large grain and oil companies have mixed edible oils and chemical oils, causing people to worry about the safety of edible oil.
The Beijing News reported on July 2 that the two grain and oil companies used in China Storage, Huifu Grain and Oils, used tank cars to transport hypogly liquids such as syrup, soybean oil and other chemical products such as coal -to -oil.The official media CCTV criticized the China -owned enterprises China Grain Storage Group on July 8th and accused this approach of "the life of consumers."
The survey report of the Beijing News revealed that many tank cars will not clean the tanks during the transfer and transportation process, and edible oil manufacturers have failed to check the cleanliness of the tank, resulting in pollution of edible oil.
The report said that this phenomenon occurred mainly because the carrier drivers who were transported were hoping to save the cost of cleaning, and some tankers said that this was the "public secret" in the tanker transportation industry.
Report also quoted Zhu Yi, an associate professor at the School of Food of China University of Agricultural University, said that coal -making oil is mainly hydrocarbon, and the unsaturated hydrocarbons, aromatic hydrocarbons, sulfide and other ingredients cause risks to human health. Long -term consumption may cause poisoning, And affect the hematopoietic function.
Public information shows that China Grain Reserve is called China Reserve Grain Management Group Co., Ltd. (Sinogram). It was originally known as China Reserve Food Management Corporation. It is a large state -owned enterprise in China.338 direct libraries, responsible for storing the central government's grain reserve and oil, have a strong position in the Chinese grain and oil market, and shoulders the mission of regulating the Chinese grain market.
Huifu Grain and Oil Group is a comprehensive enterprise group based on soybean processing. The main products are Huifu Edible oil and Huifu soybean meal.The company's registered capital reached 830 million yuan, and the legal representative was Shi Kerong. This person was also the chairman and president of Huifu Grain and Oil Group.
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The edible oil brands under China Grain include Jin Ding, Dinghuang, Huading, etc.Huifu Grain and Oil products include Jinhui Fufu, Huifu, and imports of imports, including 14 products including Huifu Sunfow Sunflower Oil, Fumanying Soybean Oil, Jinhui Fuxu Nutrition Balanced Consumption Oil, German Pleurotic Corn Eybolic Oil.
The incident caused a stir in Chinese social media.Many netizens questioned that the regulatory authorities were "similar", and some netizens described this approach as "criminal act."
In that food safety scandal that shocked the country, nearly 300,000 infants were found to have kidney stones and other diseases due to milk powder produced by Sanlu Group.Investigators later found chemical raw materials melamine in milk powder, which used to improve protein detection values.
After the China Storage and Huifu Grain Oil scandals were exposed, the official media also criticized this.The Party Daily People's Daily called for a thorough investigation of the issue and "a satisfactory explanation for the public."CCTV criticized the approach of "what is the difference with poisoning."
"This mixed behavior is not only a blatant provocation of the Food Safety Law of the People's Republic of China, but also an extreme indifference to consumers' life and health." The comment article wrote.
After a series of scandals in recent years, Chinese consumers have paid more and more attention to food safety issues, and many consumers have turned to buy foreign brands.In 2015, the food safety law was formulated to strengthen supervision.
After the Beijing News article was published, China Grain Storage Group stated in a statement on Saturday (July 6) that a special investigation operation has been launched to investigate whether the transportation tools in and out of its warehouse meet the food safety regulations.
The group stated that if there is a violation of the prescribed transport units and carrier vehicles, transportation cooperation will be terminated immediately and reported to the regulatory authorities.
The staff of the Huifu Grain and Oil Group Office told the Chinese media on July 8 that relevant departments have investigated the matter, and the company is waiting for the official notification."This tanker is not a tanker in our unit. There is no quality problem involving our company Huifu brand."
It is reported that in the online stores of CNSO's consumption oil brands, a number of soybean oil, sunflower seed oil, strong peanut oil and other products have been removed or displayed out of stock.
The local regulatory authorities mentioned in the city mentioned in the Beijing News also stated that they are investigating the allegations.