Japanese Plastic Tea Trays, Chinese Rubber Gloves Fail Border Inspection and Are Rejected
Taiwan's Food and Drug Administration announced the latest border inspection results, stating that 1.5kg of plastic tea trays from Japan and 28.88kg of rubber gloves from China were rejected or destroyed due to failing dissolution tests. Additionally, baby rice crackers from South Korea were found to have excessive heavy metals and were similarly disposed of. Enhanced inspection measures will be taken against the importers.
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(Central News Agency Reporter Tseng Yi-ning, Taipei, 12th) The Food and Drug Administration today announced the latest border inspection results. 1.5 kilograms of plastic tea trays imported from Japan and 28.88 kilograms of rubber gloves imported from China were both rejected or destroyed at the border due to failing dissolution tests; additionally, baby rice crackers imported from South Korea had excessive heavy metals.
The Ministry of Health and Welfare's Food and Drug Administration today announced the latest list of unqualified products from border inspections, totaling 10 unqualified products, including Japanese blueberries, Vietnamese chestnut sweet potatoes, Chilean sea urchin roe, Ethiopian green beans, American soybeans, and Korean baby rice crackers, which were detected with excessive pesticides or other unqualified conditions, and all were returned or destroyed.
Among the unqualified products this time was a batch of plastic tea trays from Japan, declared by the importer "Kanazawa Gourmet Co., Ltd." Liu Fang-ming, director of the Northern Management Center of the Food and Drug Administration, pointed out that the dissolution test result with water at 95℃ for 30 minutes showed a potassium permanganate consumption of 13 ppm, exceeding the regulated 10 ppm or less. This batch, totaling 1.5 kilograms, must be returned or destroyed according to law.
Liu Fang-ming explained that failing the dissolution test indicates that if the container comes into contact with strongly acidic foods, harmful substances may leach out, making it unsuitable for use as a food container. The Food and Drug Administration will also adjust its border inspection for "Kanazawa Gourmet Co., Ltd." to enhanced batch sampling, with a sampling ratio of 20% to 50%.
Another batch of Chinese rubber gloves, "TAMSAA," declared by the importer "Quan Hai Tong Co., Ltd.," was unqualified. Liu Fang-ming pointed out that the dissolution test results with water at 95℃ for 30 minutes and with 20% ethanol at 60℃ for 30 minutes showed evaporation residues between 65 and 66 ppm, exceeding the qualified standard for evaporation residues of 60 ppm or less, indicating that impurities may leach out when in contact with food or alcohol.
Liu Fang-ming stated that this batch of Chinese rubber gloves, totaling 28.88 kilograms, must be returned or destroyed according to law. For the importing company, the Food and Drug Administration also adjusted its border inspection to enhanced batch sampling.
Additionally, baby rice crackers imported from South Korea were found to have heavy metal content that did not meet regulations. Liu Fang-ming pointed out that this batch, totaling 23.4 kilograms, declared by the importer "Guang Fu Yuan Development Marketing Co., Ltd.," was detected with heavy metal cadmium at 0.047 mg/kg, exceeding the standard of 0.040 mg/kg. All were returned or destroyed according to law, and the importing company's batch sampling inspection was increased. (Editor: Lee Heng-shan) 1150512
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(Central News Agency Reporter Tseng Yi-ning, Taipei, 12th) The Food and Drug Administration today announced the latest border inspection results. 1.5 kilograms of plastic tea trays imported from Japan and 28.88 kilograms of rubber gloves imported from China were both rejected or destroyed at the border due to failing dissolution tests; additionally, baby rice crackers imported from South Korea had excessive heavy metals.
The Ministry of Health and Welfare's Food and Drug Administration today announced the latest list of unqualified products from border inspections, totaling 10 unqualified products, including Japanese blueberries, Vietnamese chestnut sweet potatoes, Chilean sea urchin roe, Ethiopian green beans, American soybeans, and Korean baby rice crackers, which were detected with excessive pesticides or other unqualified conditions, and all were returned or destroyed.
Among the unqualified products this time was a batch of plastic tea trays from Japan, declared by the importer "Kanazawa Gourmet Co., Ltd." Liu Fang-ming, director of the Northern Management Center of the Food and Drug Administration, pointed out that the dissolution test result with water at 95℃ for 30 minutes showed a potassium permanganate consumption of 13 ppm, exceeding the regulated 10 ppm or less. This batch, totaling 1.5 kilograms, must be returned or destroyed according to law.
Liu Fang-ming explained that failing the dissolution test indicates that if the container comes into contact with strongly acidic foods, harmful substances may leach out, making it unsuitable for use as a food container. The Food and Drug Administration will also adjust its border inspection for "Kanazawa Gourmet Co., Ltd." to enhanced batch sampling, with a sampling ratio of 20% to 50%.
Another batch of Chinese rubber gloves, "TAMSAA," declared by the importer "Quan Hai Tong Co., Ltd.," was unqualified. Liu Fang-ming pointed out that the dissolution test results with water at 95℃ for 30 minutes and with 20% ethanol at 60℃ for 30 minutes showed evaporation residues between 65 and 66 ppm, exceeding the qualified standard for evaporation residues of 60 ppm or less, indicating that impurities may leach out when in contact with food or alcohol.
Liu Fang-ming stated that this batch of Chinese rubber gloves, totaling 28.88 kilograms, must be returned or destroyed according to law. For the importing company, the Food and Drug Administration also adjusted its border inspection to enhanced batch sampling.
Additionally, baby rice crackers imported from South Korea were found to have heavy metal content that did not meet regulations. Liu Fang-ming pointed out that this batch, totaling 23.4 kilograms, declared by the importer "Guang Fu Yuan Development Marketing Co., Ltd.," was detected with heavy metal cadmium at 0.047 mg/kg, exceeding the standard of 0.040 mg/kg. All were returned or destroyed according to law, and the importing company's batch sampling inspection was increased. (Editor: Lee Heng-shan) 1150512
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