Taiwan News
Date: 2015-12-05
By: Matthew Strong, Taiwan News, Staff Writer
TAIPEI (Taiwan News) – Supporters of better food safety and critics of the recent lenient
The event is a result of the November 27 not-guilty verdict by the Changhua District Court for former Ting Hsin Chairman Wei Ying-chung, the tycoon at the heart of an adulterated cooking oil scandal uncovered more than a year ago.
Protest organizer Chang Jen-chi reportedly said he wanted at least 10,000 people to gather in Taipei next Saturday to support a call for tougher action against food violators in general. The recent court verdict has given renewed impetus to a consumer boycott of Ting Hsin products which started last year. [FULL STORY]