The News Lens
Date: 2016/09/23
By: ZiQing Low
A well-known Taiwanese organic soap brand, which is exported around Asia, has allegedly been
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making products in factories without permits.
The maker of a popular Taiwanese organic soap has been accused of making products in factories that did not have permits.
The New Taipei City Department of Health and the Investigation Bureau inspected three properties owned by Yuan Soap Workshop Co (阿原肥皂) in Tamsui District on Sept. 21 after it received a tip-off from employees of the company.
The authorities impounded more than 40 tonnes of organic soap after the inspection, the Chinese-language Apple Daily reported.
The city’s Department of Health is currently investigating. If the allegations are found to be true, the owners of Yuan Soap face up to a year in jail and their products would be destroyed in accordance with the Statute for Control of Cosmetic Hygiene, the Department of Health told Apple Daily. [FULL STORY]