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Flour maker rejects borax claim as slander
By Li Qian |
September 21, 2012, Friday
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CHINA'S top-selling wheat flour brand, WuDeli, yesterday denied the allegations that it used a cancer-causing additive, saying they were slander from the competitors.
Hebei-based WuDeli Flour Group was accused of adding borax, a chemical used as disinfectant and preservative, in the flour to cut cost and improve the appearance of its flour, reported hexun.com, China's leading financial website.
Borax can accumulate in human organs and cause cancer. A dose of 15 grams of Borax is lethal for an adult. It has been banned as a food additive but many people are still tempted to use it because it is cheap and serves their purpose well.
The allegations have damaged WuDeli's reputation. A company PR official surnamed Xu said, "We never used any banned additives. It is our competitors who defamed us."
Xu said Cangzhou City food safety inspectors took away tainted liangpi, noodle-like snack, from a roadside vendor for testing and the vendor blamed WuDeli for tainted flour.
Xu also showed a test report from the Hebei Institute of Food Quality Supervision and Inspection to prove the company was innocence. The report said WuDeli wheat flour contained no boron, a key element of borax.
The case is still under investigation.
Hebei-based WuDeli Flour Group was accused of adding borax, a chemical used as disinfectant and preservative, in the flour to cut cost and improve the appearance of its flour, reported hexun.com, China's leading financial website.
Borax can accumulate in human organs and cause cancer. A dose of 15 grams of Borax is lethal for an adult. It has been banned as a food additive but many people are still tempted to use it because it is cheap and serves their purpose well.
The allegations have damaged WuDeli's reputation. A company PR official surnamed Xu said, "We never used any banned additives. It is our competitors who defamed us."
Xu said Cangzhou City food safety inspectors took away tainted liangpi, noodle-like snack, from a roadside vendor for testing and the vendor blamed WuDeli for tainted flour.
Xu also showed a test report from the Hebei Institute of Food Quality Supervision and Inspection to prove the company was innocence. The report said WuDeli wheat flour contained no boron, a key element of borax.
The case is still under investigation.
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