The Taipei City Health Department said that Wei Chuan, which Ting Hsin had taken over, had used 180 kg of "Cheng I Premium Emulsified Oil (15 kg carton)," selling it to Dicos restaurants to make products such as Japanese-style karaage chicken nuggets, crispy chicken drumsticks, and crispy chicken sticks (original and spicy); Bread Societe used a total of 125 drums of "Cheng I Fragrant Lard 15Kg" to make hometown scallion bread, which was removed from sale on October 8, and 35 drums of the problematic oil were returned.
Dicos restaurants have now fully switched to Namchow Chemical oil products, and the Taipei City Health Department removed from shelves and sealed 2,444.4 kg of Dicos fried chicken batter powder and Dicos karaage powder.
Wei Chuan also purchased 30 drums of Wei Chuan high-quality shortening (16 kg) and sold them to 7 food and beverage stores in other counties and cities, and the Taipei City Health Department has referred the matter to other counties and cities for verification. Another 9 grain stores and bakeries also voluntarily reported using "Cheng I Fragrant Lard," and have now returned the goods and stopped using them, pending verification and announcement.
Other fast food restaurants and convenience stores all pass
The Health Department also inspected other Western-style chain fast food restaurants, including TKK Fried Chicken, McDonald's, KFC, Burger King, 21st Century, Domino's, Pizza Hut, Mos Burger and others, and all passed safely.
The Health Department said that today it received reports from 12 chain stores, supermarkets and convenience stores, and the 4 major convenience store chains: President, FamilyMart, Hi-Life, and OK Mart, as well as Wellcome Department Store Co., Ltd. (Dinghao), did not sell Cheng I oil products.
RT-Mart Circulation Enterprise Co., Ltd., Far Eastern Department Stores Co., Ltd., Carrefour Co., Ltd., PX Mart Co., Ltd., Song Ching Commercial Co., Ltd., Mercuries & Associates Co., Ltd., and the Welfare Business Management Office of the Ministry of National Defense have removed from shelves 13,610 drums of 2.4 kg-pack "Ve Wong Fragrant Oil," and the Taipei City Health Department will continue to track the removal of other items.
