Master Kong issued an announcement on the afternoon of the 14th, confirming that the company's products use rancid water oil (commonly known as "gutter oil" in mainland China) as raw material and low-quality lard.

Master Kong confirmed that the product made with low-quality lard from the supplier was "Refined Braised Scallions and Braised Pork Ribs Soup Noodles". Master Kong authorized Taiwan Weiquan to use the "Master Kong" trademark to manufacture and sell it in Taiwan.

However, Master Kong said in a statement: "All the instant noodles manufactured and sold by the company in mainland China do not involve the import of such raw materials or finished products from Taiwan, and the entire production process strictly abides by relevant national standards. "Under the requirements of ensuring food safety and hygiene, there are no hidden dangers."

This is not the first time that Master Kong has been involved in a cooking oil safety scandal. In November last year, a scandal involving adulteration of olive oil with copper chlorophyll was exposed in Taiwan, China, and Master Kong was also deeply involved.

According to media reports, in November last year, rumors of counterfeit olive oil mixed with copper chlorophyll were exposed in Taiwan, and Master Kong was deeply involved. The founders of Master Kong, the Wei brothers, vowed at the time to use the highest quality international Standard controlled products, Wei Yingchong, one of the four brothers of the Wei family, also took the initiative to resign as chairman of the Taiwan Food GMP Development Association.

Currently, many companies that have been targeted have stated that the gutter oil incident has nothing to do with the products the companies produce and sell in mainland China. A food safety expert also told reporters yesterday that from a cost perspective, it is indeed unlikely that companies will intentionally adulterate and counterfeit. There are many pork suppliers in the mainland, and there is no need to import lard from Taiwan at a higher cost. .

In addition, from the perspective of instant noodle companies, most of them use cheaper palm oil, which is cheaper and uses less lard. Most of them are produced by small and medium-sized enterprises or even self-employed individuals, which is absolutely dominant in the edible oil market. niche products. China imports millions of tons of palm oil every year, mainly to produce instant noodles, fry bread or process oil packets.

Don’t eat Master Kong’s gutter oil now. . . .