It also requires cooking oil tanks to be labeled “intended for edible oil” or “intended for food.”

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China launches high-level investigation after report claims tankers transported cooking oil

China launches high-level investigation after report claims tankers transported cooking oil

The release of the standard follows a July Beijing News article that claimed to have followed two truck drivers who were transporting loads of cooking oil from both a subsidiary of state-owned Sinograin and the private group Hopefull Grain and Oil.

The report said it was “an open secret” that cooking oil was transported in fuel tanks without prior cleaning, sparking public outcry and a state-level investigation.

The following month, an investigative report described the incident as being “extremely serious in nature”, “violating basic common sense, flouting moral and legal boundaries and constituting a textbook example of illegal and criminal behavior which must be dealt with severely.” punished.”

One truck cited in the report was carrying 35.91 tonnes of Sinograin cooking oil, including 11 tonnes used for animal feed.