Chang Guann Gutter Oil

Chang guann reportedly imported a total of 87 tons of oil that was illegally relabeled to be fit for human consumption.

Chang guann gutter oil. On 1 october prosecutors revealed that after viewing lab results kuo lieh cheng admitted that oil he sold to chang guann co. Chang guann has been buying what s known as gutter oil recycled oil from restaurant waste and animal byproducts from an illegal factory and mixing it with lard to make its chuan tung cooking. 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. A company called chang guann purchased 240 tonnes 264 tons of gutter oil sourced from grease traps and fryers from an unlicensed factory.

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. Branded as chuan tung fragrant lard oil the product which is a combination. 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 3 october the minister of health and welfare chiu wen ta resigned in the aftermath of the scandal.

Chang guann s gutter oil scandal in september 2014 taiwan s food and drug administration identified more than 900 restaurants and food plants that were using gutter oil supplied by chang guann. 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.