In order to safeguard the consumer interests of the general public, any prohibited products including “Chuan Tung Fragrant Lard Oil”, the “24 lard products”, or any related products made from those prohibited oils found on shelves will result in the seller being fined NT$60,000 to NT$50 million starting from September 16, 00:00, according to the law. 

The extended all-round inspection of marketed oils and related products commenced yesterday (September 16). By September 18, 2014, 2:00 p.m., a total of 1,654 visits were made to 4,772 night markets, hawkers, places serving food and drinks, and stores selling food and drinks; no problematic products were found being sold on the market. Apart from the all-round inspection, a total of 437.4 metric tons of prohibited products were removed from shelves, sealed, and recalled, in addition to 47.3 metric tons being destroyed. 

Various county and city public health bureaus have been actively overseeing producers in the food industry who had used prohibited oil to produce their products using unadulterated oils and resume normal business as soon as possible. Public health bureaus from the counties and cities are also making reports regarding these operators’ resumption of production using unadulterated oils and the re-shelving situation.