Du Xiao Yue sesame oil spicy fermented bean curd was found by the Taipei City Department of Health to contain dimethyl yellow
On January 17, the Taipei City Department of Health sampled the "Du Xiao Yue Sesame Oil Spicy Fermented Bean Curd (expiry date: 2016.08.26)" exported to Hong Kong, China by Du Xiao Yue Fine Food Restaurant Co., Ltd., and today (January 19) the test results came out, showing a positive result for dimethyl yellowand has been referred to the New Taipei City Government Department of Health and, for the source of the tofu, the Taoyuan City Government Department of Health in the jurisdiction of Renjie Foods Co., Ltd. for source verification The operator stated that the product is not sold domestically and is only exported to mainland China and Hong Kong, China Under Article 15, Paragraph 1, Subparagraph 10 of the Act Governing Food Safety and Sanitation, food with additives not approved by the central competent authority may not be manufactured, sold, imported, exported, or publicly displayed. Violators are fined NT$60,000 to NT$200 million under Article 44 of the same Act, and under Article 49 of the same Act may be sentenced to imprisonment of not more than 7 years, and may additionally be fined not more than NT$80 million. If the circumstances are minor, the penalty is imprisonment of not more than 5 years, detention, or a fine of not more than NT$8 million, or both. If the public has food safety and sanitation questions or consumer doubts, they can call the Taipei City citizen hotline: 1999 (residents of other counties and cities please dial 02-27208889) ext. 7079. The above inspection results can be found on the Food and Drug Consumer Knowledge Service Network http://consumer.fda.gov.tw/ or the Taipei City Government Department of Health website http://www.health.gov.tw/ for related information.
