𝐒𝐨𝐦𝐞 𝐧𝐚𝐚𝐚𝐚𝐬𝐭𝐲 𝐟𝐨𝐨𝐝 𝐟𝐫𝐚𝐮𝐝 𝐢𝐧…𝐝𝐫𝐮𝐦𝐫𝐨𝐥𝐥…𝐂𝐡𝐢𝐧𝐚!!!

🚔 Chinese authorities have ordered nationwide inspections of perishable vegetables following reports that a 𝐟𝐨𝐫𝐦𝐚𝐥𝐝𝐞𝐡𝐲𝐝𝐞 𝐬𝐨𝐥𝐮𝐭𝐢𝐨𝐧 𝐰𝐚𝐬 𝐛𝐞𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐮𝐬𝐞𝐝 𝐭𝐨 𝐩𝐫𝐞𝐬𝐞𝐫𝐯𝐞 𝐂𝐡𝐢𝐧𝐞𝐬𝐞 𝐜𝐚𝐛𝐛𝐚𝐠𝐞 during transport in Hebei province.

The State Council’s Food Safety Office, the Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Affairs, and the State Administration for Market Regulation instructed local authorities to investigate the case, which concerns Kangbao County.

🔎 The action followed a video circulated online showing agricultural produce buyers in Tunken Township dipping cabbage into the solution before loading it. Some consignments were destined for Suqian, in Jiangsu province, while others were bound for a market in Hefei, Anhui province.

The county administration confirmed the facts and classified the use of formaldehyde for preservation during transport as unlawful. Police have taken measures against the individuals and vehicles involved.

Beijing’s Xinfadi Market has barred the consignments concerned from entering the market and increased the frequency of rapid testing for pesticide residues and illegal additives. Under China’s Food Safety Law and Law on Quality and Safety of Agricultural Products (other than common sense), carcinogenetic formaldehyde may not be of course used as a processing aid, and its addition to food is prohibited in any form.

Source: https://www.chinadaily.com.cn/a/202608/24/WS6a8b8bd545ce1d0de951f116.html