According to reports, on the evening of May 23, a brand hot pot restaurant in Ankang City was seized by Ankang police on the spot for allegedly using waste oil. According to an insider, at the time of the incident, people in the store were using waste oil as the bottom material of hot pot. At present, six people in the hot pot restaurant have been detained by the police.

Later, some media went to a hot pot restaurant named Laoxiguan Laozao Hot Pot on Da Qiao Road, Hanbin District, Ankang City. The door was closed and a notice was posted on the glass door, which read: "Our store will be closed for three days due to staff training. Please forgive me for the inconvenience. " Regarding the statement that the store "went out for training and closed down", the insider broke the news that the store was a franchise store.

It is understood that at 8 o'clock on the evening of the 23rd, after the police entered the kitchen of the store according to the tip-off, employees were making hot pot bottom materials mixed with waste oil, and everyone was arrested. At present, six related personnel of the store have been detained by Ankang police on suspicion of producing and selling toxic and harmful food. Ankang police confirmed the incident and said that the case was supervised by the Ministry of Public Security, and the police are still investigating further.