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    China imposes new rules on cooking oil transport after oil tanker scandal

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    Bulk containers used to transport vegetable oil to China must be intended for food use only and clearly labeled as such from February, according to new national regulations introduced in response to a cooking oil scandal earlier this year.
    Below hygiene standards According to a statement issued last month by the State Administration for Market Regulation, cooking oil cannot be shipped in containers that have been used for non-food products. Cooking oil tanks must also be labeled “designated for edible oil” or “designated 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 changes follow an investigation by The Beijing News, which reported in July that unclean fuel tanks had been used to transport cooking oil from 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.

    In a report released in August, investigators from the State Council, China’s cabinet, described the incident as “extremely serious in nature,” “violating basic common sense, trampling moral and legal boundaries, and an example typical of illegal and criminal behavior which must be severely punished.”

    According to investigators, one of the trucks reported by the Beijing News was carrying 35.91 tonnes of Sinograin cooking oil, including 11 tonnes used for animal feed.

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