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Taiwan has been hit by another food safety crisis. Soybean cooking oil manufactured in April by the local Taiwanese company Central Union Oil has been deemed carcinogenic. The problematic oil’s benzo[a]pyrene levels are four times the legal limit, and, to make matters worse, 1,300 tons has made its way onto store shelves. Taichung City Government has halted the company’s oil production and the problematic oil is being recalled.

Tsai Wen-che
Taichung Office of Food and Drug Safety
For this particular batch of soybean cooking oil, benzo(a)pyrene was detected in 1,300 tons.

Tseng Tzu-Chan
Director, Taichung City Health Bureau
The first batch of oil was shipped somewhere between April 8 to April 10. Currently, we’ve found about 20 products in the downstream supply chain.

Mr. Chiang
Central Union Oil
On July 1, we were notified to stop producing, processing, and shipping our cooking oil. Our company is currently in crisis management mode, as we’re focused on controlling risk and then finding out who’s responsible. In order to deal with this incident, instead of passively responding, we’re actively managing the situation. Therefore, we’ve invited experts to assist us in order to discover and resolve the issue as quickly as possible.

The problematic cooking oil manufactured in April was already delivered to three wholesalers: Fwusow Industry has three types, Fopco has 4, and Taisun has 10. The companies were ordered to remove all the types from their shelves, and Central Union Oil has issued an apology. On June 29, Central Union Oil was informed by a third party inspection that benzo[a]pyrene limits had been exceeded, and the next day the oil manufacturer both notified the three wholesalers to stop shifting and contacted the authorities. The oil manufacturer emphasized that, in accordance with current laws, every six months it sends oil to be inspected. A task force has been formed to determine what went wrong.

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