6 tons of Chinese additives used in making chips and soft drinks seized

Food additives and flavorings with many flavors such as cinnamon, chili, orange, pineapple, etc. are used in cakes and carbonated soft drinks. Goods of unknown origin will be destroyed by authorities.

The number of food additives with Chinese labels seized. (Photo: Viet Duc)

The Environmental Police Department (Hanoi Police) has just coordinated with functional agencies to inspect two warehouses in suburban areas, seizing nearly 7 tons of food additives of unknown origin.

On the afternoon of March 29, police inspected the food warehouse of Dinh Thi Mai (27 years old, in Dan Phuong district, rented in Thach That industrial park (Hanoi), and discovered that it was storing more than 2.5 tons of food additives used to produce chips, cakes and soft drinks, with Chinese labels.

All the goods had no documents proving their origin, no expiration date, and no quality inspection. The owner claimed to have bought additives floating on the market, then resold them to food production facilities in Hanoi. The additives were in powder and liquid form, used as raw materials and flavorings to produce snacks, cakes, and soft drinks.

“Flavorings and additives with many flavors such as cinnamon, chili, orange, pineapple… are used to put in cakes and carbonated soft drinks” - Lieutenant Colonel Nguyen Thanh Trung, Deputy Captain of Team 6 said.

Previously, on March 10, Hanoi Environmental Police also inspected a warehouse in Son Dong commune, Hoai Duc district, and discovered more than 4 tons of Chinese food additives.

The owner, Tran Manh Hiep (25 years old, in Phu Tho), declared that he bought 4 tons of food additives in Lang Son for 150 million VND, with the intention of reselling them to snack production facilities in the area.

Authorities are completing documents to destroy nearly 7 tons of food additives of unknown quality.

According to Zing.vn