A batch of imported Japanese soy sauce was returned or destroyed after being found to contain an excessive amounts of the preservative thiamine dilaurylsulfate, the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) said today.
The 162kg of soy sauce contained 0.04 grams per kilogram (g/kg) of thiamine dilaurylsulfate, over the legal amount of 0.01g/kg, Northern Taiwan Management Center Director Liu Fang-ming (劉芳銘) said.
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The importer, Zhong Xin International Development Co, has been subject to 100 percent sampling of its spice and condiment imports after a previous shipment of black pepper from Vietnam was found to contain the banned Sudan dye, Liu said.
The company's imports would continue to be subject to batch-by-batch inspections, she said.
Meanwhile, two batches of carbonated beverages totaling 7,920kg that were imported from Vietnam were found to contain phosphoric acid, a banned additive.
The importer, Golden Roentgen Limited Co, would now face enhanced inspection rates of 20 to 50 percent, Liu said.
The FDA today announced a total of 13 imports intercepted at the borders for noncompliance with relevant laws, including frozen spanner crabs from Thailand, coriander from Malaysia, mushrooms from the Netherlands, and cinnamon powder and white radishes from China.
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