To protect the food consumer rights of the public, beginning at midnight on September 16, the presence of Chuan Tung Fragrant Lard Oil, the 24 other illegal lard oil products, or related products manufactured with the illegal oil will result in legal action with fines from NT$60,000 to NT$50 million. 


Beginning yesterday (September 16), comprehensive expansion of inspections of commercial oil and related products was launched. As of 6:00 PM on September 17, 2014, a total of 1217 inspectors have been mobilized to inspect a total of 3588 night markets, vendors, dining establishments, and retail establishments. No markets circulating the products in question were found. In addition to comprehensive inspections, a total of 23.6 metric tons of the illegal oil were destroyed. 

County and city health departments have actively counseled food businesses that have used these oil products to use authorized oils to manufacture their products and resume normal operations as quickly as possible. County and city health departments have also reported back to businesses that are not using the oils in question to continue manufacturing their products and putting them back on shelves.