Chang guann s malfeasance went beyond blending recycled oil or gutter oil the company also imported lard meant for animal feed from a hong kong supplier globalway in march and may for use in.
Chang guann gutter oil.
Chang guann co a well established cooking oil supplier on the island purchased the recycled oil to produce 782 tons of lard with 645 tons sold to 971 food companies and restaurants including a number of leading brands.
On 1 october prosecutors revealed that after viewing lab results kuo lieh cheng admitted that oil he sold to chang guann co.
Was mixed with corpse oil gutter oil grease and leather cleaner and recycled oil.
Police in taiwan last week said that chang guann had purchased 243 tons of oil from a gutter oil ring in southern taiwan since march.
Yeh wen hsiang chairman of chang guann was also fined nt 50 million us 1 6 million for his part in selling on 243 tonnes of tainted oil collected from cookers fryers and grease traps as well.
Chang guann reportedly imported a total of 87 tons of oil that was illegally relabeled to be fit for human consumption.
A company called chang guann purchased 240 tonnes 264 tons of gutter oil sourced from grease traps and fryers from an unlicensed factory.
Branded as chuan tung fragrant lard oil the product which is a combination.
Chang guann is believed to have imported lard oil made from pork fat but intended for use in animal feed or for industrial use from a hong kong trading company which passed it off as fit for.
On 3 october the minister of health and welfare chiu wen ta resigned in the aftermath of the scandal.