The China Post
Date: September 15, 2016
By: Sun Hsin Hsuan
TAIPEI, Taiwan — Officials seized over 50,000 kilograms of expired produce after raiding two
A batch of expired frozen squids is seen in a Kaohsiung-based food supplier’s cold storage facility on Wednesday, Sept. 14. More than 50,000 kilograms of expired food, including 11-year-old shrimp, were confiscated by the police in Kaohsiung in an attempt to crack down on illegal food-related activities. (CNA)
Kaohsiung food suppliers on Wednesday.
The haul, which included several boxes of 11-year-old frozen shrimp, was held by the two companies with the intent of selling it to restaurants.
A day ahead of the Mid-Autumn Festival weekend, the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) — in a joint operation with the Kaohsiung City Government’s Health Department and the Kaohsiung District Prosecutors’ Office — raided the two food suppliers.
The owner of both firms later admitted to selling out-of-date food with fake expiry-date labels.
The FDA’s team uncovered the expired and unlabeled frozen food at cold storage facilities owned by Bai Xian Wu Enterprise Co. Ltd. (百鮮屋股份有限公司) and rented by Yen Jing International Pty Ltd’s (源進國際有限公司).
According to the FDA, the two companies are affiliates run by Wu Wei-chi (吳韋琦).
Wu admitted wrongdoing and was released on bail Wednesday. [FULL STORY]
