Why was Zhonglian Oils penalized again?

For concealing one batch of oil produced on April 1, 2024, failing to report it for preventive recall, resulting in a NT$3 million fine.

What does the cumulative fine of NT$168.2 million mean?

It's the highest penalty ever imposed on a single company in Taiwan's food safety history, signaling strict regulatory enforcement.

What is the status of the concealed oil batch?

The FDA has retrieved samples for testing and is tracing distribution; preventing market circulation remains critical.

What to expect for future oversight?

The FDA has adopted a 'penalize every violation' policy, indicating ongoing monitoring and strict enforcement.

How should consumers respond?

Stop using and return any products from the affected batch; opt for brands with transparent safety records.

Zhonglian Oils Caught Hiding Recall Batch! FDA Imposes 3 Million Fine, Total Penalties Exceed 168.2 Million, Setting Food Safety Record

Published Jul 16, 2026 4:27 PM ・ Updated Jul 16, 2026 7:21 PM ・ 5 min read ・ Source: PR Times

Zhonglian Oils failed to report one batch of oil produced on April 1, evading preventive recall. The Taiwan FDA retrieved samples and imposed an additional NT$3 million fine, bringing total penalties to NT$168.2 million—the highest in Taiwan's food safety history.

Zhonglian Oils faces another violation. Today (16th), the Taiwan Food and Drug Administration (FDA) announced that Zhonglian Oils originally declared 29 batches of oil products manufactured between April and June and cooperated with full preventive recalls. However, yesterday, Yilan County Government Health Bureau discovered that Zhonglian Oils had concealed one additional batch produced on April 1 (Batch No. 314-1150401), increasing the number of recall items to 30 batches.

FDA Deputy Director-General Wang De-yuan stated that officials were immediately dispatched to Zhonglian Oils to retrieve samples of the unreported batch for testing and announced an additional heavy fine of NT$3 million.

According to reports, the FDA received notification yesterday from Yilan County health authorities, revealing that Zhonglian Oils had produced oil batches between April and June that should have been declared and subject to preventive recall but were not.

Wang De-yuan said that upon receiving the report, the FDA immediately sent personnel to investigate Zhonglian Oils’ premises. By yesterday afternoon, they confirmed that Zhonglian Oils indeed had one batch of oil produced on April 1 that was not reported to the FDA or included in the April–June production list, nor was it subject to preventive recall as required.

Wang emphasized that the Executive Yuan meeting on July 9 had already decided to implement preventive recalls for Zhonglian Oils’ April–June oil products and related items. The FDA immediately required relevant businesses to enforce preventive recalls and ordered Zhonglian Oils to provide retained crude oil samples and related product specimens for testing and traceability verification. Initially, 29 batches were identified as requiring preventive recall.

Regarding Zhonglian Oils’ failure to accurately register information under Article 9, Paragraphs 2 or 4 of the Food Safety and Sanitation Management Act, and for submitting false data, the FDA decided to impose the maximum penalty of NT$3 million for violating the Act. This brings Zhonglian Oils’ total fines to NT$168.2 million, setting a new record in Taiwan’s food safety history.

Wang emphasized that the FDA will continue to trace the distribution and recall status of this batch. If further violations by Zhonglian Oils are discovered, they will be strictly punished—'Every violation found will be penalized.'

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