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Food safety: First fines handed down after cooking oil scandal

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Published: August 27th, 2024,
Last updated: September 12th, 2024

Following the scandal surrounding contaminated cooking oil, Chinese consumers have started to switch to foreign brands.

China has fined seven logistics and cooking oil companies. The companies are involved in a scandal involving contaminated cooking oil. The incident caused a nationwide uproar last month. As the media reported in July, tank trucks transporting chemicals and coal oil were also used to transport soya oil, cooking oil, and syrup without adequate cleaning.

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