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December 16, 2014, CNA Reporter Long Peining, Taipei
Dechang dried tofu was found to contain the banned dye dimethyl yellow in Hong Kong. The Taiwan Food and Drug Administration (TFDA) also detected the dye in semi-finished oil slices, black pepper dried tofu, vegetarian mushroom dried tofu, and satay dried tofu.
On December 6, the Hong Kong Centre for Food Safety announced that "black pepper dried tofu" manufactured by Taiwan's Dechang Food Co., Ltd. was found to contain dimethyl yellow, a dye prohibited in food. Dimethyl yellow is banned worldwide, and animal experiments have confirmed it can cause cancer, though its impact on human health remains unknown.
On December 7, the TFDA Central Regional Administration and the Taichung City Health Bureau sent personnel to inspect Dechang Food. The health bureau sealed approximately 5,000 packages of five types of black pepper dried tofu products in the factory and tested raw materials, semi-finished products, and finished products.
Wang Deyuan, a senior technical specialist at the TFDA Northern Regional Administration, stated that a total of 19 raw materials, two semi-finished products, and eight finished products were sampled. Test results showed no detection in raw materials, but dimethyl yellow was found in semi-finished and some finished products.
Wang Deyuan noted that dimethyl yellow was detected in the semi-finished products "oil slices" and "black pepper dried tofu post-baking semi-finished product," as well as the finished products "black pepper dried tofu," "vegetarian mushroom dried tofu," and "satay dried tofu."
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Bean Curd Banned Dye Detected in Dechang's 5 Products
Dechang dried tofu was found to contain the banned dye dimethyl yellow in Hong Kong. The Taiwan Food and Drug Administration (TFDA) also detected the dye in semi-finished oil slices, black pepper dried tofu, vegetarian mushroom dried tofu, and satay dried tofu.
On December 6, the Hong Kong Centre for Food Safety announced that "black pepper dried tofu" manufactured by Taiwan's Dechang Food Co., Ltd. was found to contain dimethyl yellow, a dye prohibited in food. Dimethyl yellow is banned worldwide, and animal experiments have confirmed it can cause cancer, though its impact on human health remains unknown.
On December 7, the TFDA Central Regional Administration and the Taichung City Health Bureau sent personnel to inspect Dechang Food. The health bureau sealed approximately 5,000 packages of five types of black pepper dried tofu products in the factory and tested raw materials, semi-finished products, and finished products.
Wang Deyuan, a senior technical specialist at the TFDA Northern Regional Administration, stated that a total of 19 raw materials, two semi-finished products, and eight finished products were sampled. Test results showed no detection in raw materials, but dimethyl yellow was found in semi-finished and some finished products.
Wang Deyuan noted that dimethyl yellow was detected in the semi-finished products "oil slices" and "black pepper dried tofu post-baking semi-finished product," as well as the finished products "black pepper dried tofu," "vegetarian mushroom dried tofu," and "satay dried tofu."
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