Read previewA new cooking oil scandal has erupted in China, about a decade after the country's infamous crackdown on restaurants reusing gutter oil and sewage grease.
The furor follows a bombshell investigation published on July 2 by state media outlet Beijing News, which found multiple cases of tank trucks transporting edible cooking oil immediately after delivering chemicals used for coal-to-liquid processing.
They recommend that oil companies only use tank trucks dedicated to edible substances, but the guideline is only encouraged and isn't mandatory.
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Days after Beijing News' report, state media jumped in with scathing commentary.
Persons:
—, Han Futao, Han, They've, Zhang Jingshan
Organizations:
Service, Business, Beijing News, Food
Locations:
China, Beijing, Hebei, Qinhuangdao, Weibo, Hunan