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September 09, 2014

Hong Kong tests for tainted Taiwan cooking oil
Hong Kong (AFP) Sept 08, 2014
Sweet buns and dumplings were pulled from the shelves in Hong Kong as authorities checked Monday whether they contained the recycled Taiwanese cooking oil that has sparked a growing regional food safety scare. An investigation was launched after the oil from a Taiwanese company accused of using illegally recycled products - including fat collected from cookers, fryers and grease traps - was exported to the southern Chinese city. However of 46 samples taken for tests, no tainted ingredients had ... read more

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