Taipei City Department of Health tests soy products: 60% of dried tofu strips fail inspection

The Taipei City Department of Health today (8/4) released the results of spot checks on soy products sold in the market. Of 101 products tested, 28 failed to meet regulations, an unsatisfactory rate of nearly 30%. Among dried shredded tofu (gan si) products, 21 were tested and 14 were found to contain excessive preservatives and bactericides, an unsatisfactory rate as high as 66.7%. In addition, the Taipei City Department of Health conducted water quality testing and labeling inspections on packaged drinking water sold in the market. The unsatisfactory rate for water quality testing was 2.7%, and the unsatisfactory rate for labeling inspections was 8.3%. Looking at water sources, 40% of packaged drinking water comes from tap water.

Soy product spot checks: Taipei City finds 28% unsatisfactory, central authorities find 34% unsatisfactory

Today the Taipei City Department of Health also released the results of water quality testing and labeling inspections of packaged drinking water sold in the market. A total of 37 products were tested. One failed the water quality test: Te Hui brand purified water was found to contain coliform bacteria. Two failed the labeling inspection: Te Di Si deep sea packaged drinking water and Zun Quan pure and healthy drinking water did not label their water sources.

Hsu Chao-cheng, chief secretary of the Taipei City Department of Health, said that 40% of the tested products used tap water as their water source. "When the public buys packaged drinking water, they should pay attention to labels such as water source type and water source location. Tap water is available just by turning on the faucet at home."