Yilan and Chiayi: Beihai Feed Lard Downstream Products Removed from Shelves; Heshicao Shacha Dry Mixed Ramen and Muyuhua Golden Scallion Pancake Removed from Shelves
By the Yilan County Health Bureau and the Chiayi City Health Bureau
On the 5th, the Yilan County Government Health Bureau continued its investigation into six problematic oil products sold by Beihai Oil and Fat Co., Ltd. (Xieqing Enterprise Co., Ltd.). The inspection results for "Muyuhua Food Co., Ltd." and "Heshicuo International Co., Ltd." in the county are as follows: Muyuhua Food Co., Ltd. used Beihai Oil and Fat's Xinwanxiang traditional lard to make "Golden Scallion Pancakes" 109,536 pieces (140g, 100g, expiry dates: 103/09/27 to 104/3/12), sold to 9 downstream franchise stores and online, with no stock remaining on site.
Heshicuo International Co., Ltd. used Beihai Oil and Fat's Xinwanxiang traditional lard to make 4 products including "Minced Pork Dried Mixed Ramen", "Satay Dried Mixed Ramen", "Spicy Dried Mixed Ramen" and "Zhajiang Dried Mixed Ramen" (118 g ±5% × 3 bowls), totaling 405 boxes, supplied to Carrefour, with on-site inventory of 435.3 kg of semi-finished noodles and 288.8 kg of sauce packets. The bureau required the operator to immediately carry out a recall operation and referred the matter to the relevant county and city health bureaus for inspection to confirm the quantity removed from shelves and recalled.
Health Bureau Director Liu Jianting once again called on food businesses in the county to voluntarily report to the Health Bureau the product name, specifications, batch number, expiry date and quantity if they have used problematic oil products, and to complete removal from shelves before 12 midnight on November 7; the names and quantities of removed products should also be reported. Violators will be subject to a maximum fine of 50 million yuan under the Act Governing Food Safety and Sanitation.
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Regarding the case announced on November 3, 103 by the Tainan District Prosecutors Office that Beihai Oil and Fat Company adulterated oil not fit for human consumption and mixed it into edible oil to further produce 8 items in Beihai Oil and Fat Company's lard series and 5 items of refined oil, and that downstream manufacturer "Hejiaxiang Food Co., Ltd." of "Gourmet Food Ingredients Distribution Co., Ltd." used Beihai Company's lard series to make 89 products, the Chiayi City Government Health Bureau conducted multi-pronged inspections today (11/5). As of 5 p.m., a total of 58 food and beverage businesses and 9 retail businesses within its jurisdiction had been inspected, and a total of 10 barrels of Xinwanxiang traditional lard and 414.56 kg of food products such as economy standard steaks and beef shank slices were removed from shelves.
The Health Bureau stated that downstream manufacturers that used such problematic oil products as raw materials to make food should voluntarily report to the Health Bureau the product name, specifications, batch number, expiry date and quantity before 18:00 today (November 5), and must fully remove them from shelves before midnight on November 7. Violators will be subject to a maximum fine of 3 million yuan under Article 47 of the same Act.