Ting Hsin Storm Reaches Kuai Kuai and Peacock Crispy Crackers; Major Manufacturers Wei Dan and Formosa Also Affected

Ting Hsin is suspected of importing Vietnamese feed oil, and the list of affected products is coming to light one by one. Many people grew up eating "Five-Spice Kuai Kuai" and "Peacock Crispy Crackers - Sweetfish", which were previously reported to have used Chang Guann's garbage oil. The Taoyuan Health Bureau found that both products also mixed in Ting Hsin's "refined lard", and has ordered them removed from shelves and sealed. To prevent loopholes in imported oil, the Food and Drug Administration will study sending personnel together with relevant foreign agencies or local verification companies to inspect factories at the place of origin to determine whether they are food-grade.

The Taoyuan County Health Bureau traced the flow of Ting Hsin's Vietnamese oil and found that Kuai Kuai Co., Ltd.'s Five-Spice Kuai Kuai and Peacock Crispy Crackers - Sweetfish used Ting Hsin's "refined lard". Kuai Kuai's Zhongli plant has already reported on its own; when it was previously caught in the Chang Guann garbage oil storm, Kuai Kuai Co. had already recalled products on September 12, destroying 95 tonnes in 3 batches, with a 4th destruction expected on October 16. The Health Bureau is still investigating whether any products slipped through.

Feng Run-lan, director of the Food and Drug Administration's Regional Management Center, said that the Vietnamese oil imported by Ting Hsin had been made into 54 oil products over the past 2 years, and local health bureaus have reported 6 downstream products suspected of contamination, including Five-Spice Kuai Kuai and Peacock Crispy Crackers; Wei Wang's Spicy Smoked Chicken Flavor Noodle Oil Packet, Curry Beef (sterilized prepared pouch), Curry Chicken (sterilized prepared pouch), and Curry Pork (sterilized prepared pouch), totaling 6,057 kg removed from shelves.

From the Chang Guann incident to the Ting Hsin incident, manufacturers suspected of importing feed oil yet holding food-grade certification documents have been involved. Jiang Yu-mei, acting director-general of the Food and Drug Administration, said it has already planned to send colleagues to Vietnam to inspect factories, jointly with relevant foreign agencies and local verification companies, to distinguish whether the factories from which businesses import have the qualifications to produce food-grade products, and is also considering what additional testing items should be added.

↑ Jiang Yu-mei, acting director-general of the Food and Drug Administration (right), and Feng Run-lan, director of the Regional Management Center (left)

Wei Dan and Formosa Also Affected

Other well-known major manufacturers have also been drawn into the Ting Hsin Vietnamese oil storm. The Taichung Health Bureau confirmed that Wei Dan purchased "refined lard" (bulk) from Ting Hsin last year and this year, making Delicious Shop - Fried Sauce Dry Noodles bagged, Taiwan Good Taste - Fried Sauce Dry Noodles bagged, Wei Wei Noodles - Seafood Soup Noodles bagged, and Wei Wei Noodles - Simmered Meat Sauce bagged (extra-large) and (large). There are currently still 10,989 boxes of finished stock, 48.12 tonnes of semi-finished products such as braised pork sauce and oil packets, and 10.165 metric tonnes of unused lard, all of which have been sealed.

Well-known oil manufacturer Formosa Company's "Old-Fashioned Fragrant Lard Blend Oil", commissioned from Ting Hsin for OEM production, was also affected, with 10,965 kg in 731 barrels sealed on site, expected to be returned tomorrow to Ting Hsin's Pingtung plant.

Ting Hsin's subsidiary Wei Chuan Foods was also dragged down by its own group, having purchased 37,800 kg of "Master Chiao Fragrant Lard" (15kg/barrel) last year, though 5,130 kg was returned on November 27, and the remaining oil was made into 5 kinds of meat sauce and 13 kinds of meat floss.
Regarding Hsin Hao Oil Products, Feng Run-lan said that as of 3 p.m., 272,677 kg of products had been voluntarily removed from shelves across various localities, made into 222 products.

Attachment 1: 1031012-2 List of oil products voluntarily removed from shelves by Cheng I's downstream businesses

Attachment 2-1031012-2 List of products voluntarily removed from shelves by Cheng I's downstream businesses

Attachment 3-1031012 List of problematic products from downstream businesses of Ting Hsin's Vietnamese lard