The Chinese government seized more than 100 tons of used cooking oil. As many as 32 people were detained for processing and selling the oil in all of China.
Quoted by news agency Reuters on Tuesday, September 13, 2011, the defendants recycles cooking oil which is no longer feasible to use it in a tub in the back of the restaurant. According to a statement the Ministry of Public Security, practices dirty oil processing was conducted in 14 provinces.
"The case came to light thanks to a difficult investigation. Not only dismantle criminal chain of used cooking oil, but also dismantle the greed and morally suspect in the oil producing dangerous and toxic," said the statement.
The issue of cooking oil is spread in the Chinese public over the last few years thanks to a picture circulating on the internet. In the picture, looks a principal dredge waste oil directly from a shelter.
Police began investigating this case since last March in Zhejiang province. China's Public Security Ministry is determined to eradicate the practice of selling oil that is unfit for consumption.
The Chinese government is currently promoting the war against the perpetrators of food. Since July, China has detained dozens of suspects, one of whom was sentenced to death for selling pork containing hazardous chemicals.
In 2008, at least six children have died and 300,000 others ill from drinking milk containing melamine. This material is added to increase protein content in testing in the laboratory.
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