Legislator: MOHW study found other mislabeled edible oils (2013/10/22)
More edible oils have been exposed as potentially containing problems. Today Legislator Huang Wei-cher said a Ministry of Health and Welfare report, conducted more than a year ago, found that over two dozen products were mislabeled. Manufacturers cited denied any problems.
Among brands named by Legislator Huang Wei-cher is Great Day. Huang says the Ministry of Health and Welfare Report showed that its grape seed oil mix, labeled as containing more than 52 percent grape seed oil, actually fell short of this amount. The label of another item did not contain soya bean oil but tests suggested that the product contained this ingredient.
Huang Wei-cher DPP Legislator This product said canola oil was the main ingredient, but it also showed soya bean oil, which did not appear on the label. For more than a year this report sat at the Ministry of Health and Welfare. We hope that the Control Yuan can investigate and determine administrative responsibility for this delay.
A manufacturer of Great Day’s oil products denied any problems.
Sherry Huang Sales Director, Standard Food Corps Our label accurately represents the actual contents.
Oil products produced by Carrefour and Weiyi Enterprises Corporation were also mentioned in the report.
Lee Ren-bo Admin. Dep’t Manager, Weiyi Enterprises The products named don’t have any problems. The media stories are incorrect, and our company reserves the right to take legal action over parts that are misinforming the general public.
A deputy minister at the Ministry of Health and Welfare answered questions about why the report, completed a year ago, was never acted upon. The official said the report described a study to test edible oil testing methods and was not meant to inspect products. Researchers also felt that the testing methods needed to be improved before accurate determinations could be made.
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