Seized 800 kg tons of Chinese chemical-soaked bean sprouts
More than 800 kg of finished bean sprouts soaked in chemicals and ready to be released to the market were discovered and seized by the environmental police force of Hue City (Thua Thien - Hue).
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| Bean sprouts soaked in chemicals are ready to be released to the market. Photo: Hoai Nhan |
On February 18, the Environmental Crime Prevention Police Team of Hue City Police said they had discovered a bean sprout production facility using foreign chemicals of unknown origin to incubate the sprouts.
From information from the people, the Environmental Crime Prevention Police Team of Hue City Police inspected the bean sprout production facility of Ms. Vuong Thi My Hanh, at 57 Ton That Thiep, Tay Loc Ward, Hue City.
At the time of inspection, the unit discovered and seized 980 tubes of growth stimulant chemicals called Benzylaminopurine, of unknown origin, used to produce bean sprouts.
Chemical bottles with Chinese characters used to soak bean sprouts at Ms. Hanh's facility. Photo: Hoai Nhan |
This chemical is in liquid form and is contained in plastic tubes with Chinese labels on the outside. Ms. Hanh was unable to present any invoices or documents proving the origin of this chemical.
Hue City Police have confiscated 980 tubes of the above chemicals and 11 baskets of bean sprouts weighing more than 800 kg that had been treated with chemicals.
Currently, Hue City Police are continuing to investigate and consolidate records to handle according to the provisions of law.
According to Thanh Nien
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