Chemicals to dye bamboo shoots yellow are sold openly at Vinh market.

(Baonghean.vn) - The chemicals used by two fresh bamboo shoot production facilities to dye bamboo shoots yellow in Nghe An were discovered by authorities to be openly sold at Vinh market at very cheap prices.

At the two establishments of Mr. Le Duc Son and Ms. Pham Thi Trang (both residing in Block 2, Doi Cung Ward, Vinh City), the authorities discovered a yellow chemical used to dye bamboo shoots. Ms. Pham Thi Trang told the police that the yellow powder used to soak the bamboo shoots was purchased at the Thao Loc kiosk in Vinh market.

3 packages of yellow powder suspected to be amber were seized by authorities at the bamboo shoot production facility of Ms. Pham Thi Trang.

Upon inspection at the Thao Loc kiosk, the authorities discovered that the kiosk was selling nearly 10kg of yellow powder, similar to the powder used by two fresh bamboo shoot production facilities. Upon inspection of the warehouse, the authorities discovered 12 more sacks of snake carcasses containing white powder, weighing 500kg. The kiosk owner was unable to provide any documents regarding the origin of these chemicals.

According to the police, the kiosk owner said he had been selling the above items for many years. The yellow powder was purchased from some people in a neighboring district, while the white powder was purchased in Hue, so there were no invoices or related documents. It is known that the yellow powder was purchased by this establishment for 16,000 VND/1kg, while the white powder was purchased for 355,000 VND/1 sack/40kg.

This chemical is sold openly at Vinh market.

Thus, the use of banned substances is becoming popular and public without strict control by authorities. Public opinion raises the question, is this the final number of the two facilities using chemicals? And besides dyeing bamboo shoots, what other foods can they use to process?

Lieutenant Colonel Nguyen Viet Nhi - Deputy Head of the Environmental Crime Investigation Police Department (PC49) affirmed: We are actively expanding the investigation of the case. If we discover more organizations or individuals violating the law, we will strictly handle them according to the provisions of the law.

Pham Bang