Tainted tofu product scandal spreads: Taichung's Taizhenxiang, Wanyi dried tofu and others also involved

In the scandal over soy products illegally tainted with dimethyl yellow, the Taichung City Health Bureau announced the results of its inspection at noon today. Taichung's well-known Taizhenxiang Foods, Sanjiaxing (Wanyi Dried Tofu), Weixin, and Yipinxiang Foods are all on the list.

Taizhenxiang turned the tainted material into eleven products, including charcoal-grilled vegetarian slices, black pepper vegetarian slices, Sichuan-style spicy vegetarian meat slices, shiitake dried tofu, vegetarian satay dried tofu (extra spicy), vegetarian satay dried tofu, zhenwei dried tofu, satay dried tofu, braised pork dried tofu, and braised pork strips.

Sanjiaxing (Wanyi Dried Tofu) made two products, five-spice tofu skin and vegetarian tofu skin. Yipinxiang Foods made vegetarian dried tofu. Weixin Foods Co., Ltd. made three products: satay zhenwei dried tofu, black pepper zhenwei dried tofu, and five-spice zhenwei dried tofu.

Regarding the scope of the tainted dried tofu's reach, the Ministry of Health and Welfare's investigation covers six counties and cities and twelve mid-level distributors. New Taipei City has five: Guozhe Firm, Wanxin Company, Yongshun Firm, Fangda (closed), and Zhengxin Food Firm (closed). Taichung City has two: Hongqi Trading Firm and Songshun Firm. Taoyuan has two: Lin Sanqi and Weishun Firm. Yilan has one: Hecheng Firm. Pingtung has one: Chen Wanwei. Keelung has one: Guoquan. Health bureaus in each area are currently investigating the scope of impact on downstream manufacturers.

Attachment: Taichung City inspection of downstream businesses of Qianxin soy product emulsifier