Peking duck restaurant sorry for swill oil sale
By Li Qian |
May 30, 2012, Wednesday
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A renowned Peking roast duck restaurant has issued a public apology after two of its chain locations were found to resell leftover kitchen oil to street vendors in Beijing.
The Beijing-based Quanjude Group apologized after the arrest of Wang Duohao, who fabricated certificates, collected gutter oil in the capital's Sanyuanqiao and Aoyuncun outlets and resold it to street vendors who make fried snacks from 2004 to October 2011.
Wang collected 50 to 60 kilograms of swill oil, including duck grease that dripped into collecting boxes and pipes under the restaurants' stoves, each day from a Quanjude outlet. He has been accused of making and selling toxic and harmful food, prosecutors in Chaoyang District said.
The Supreme People's Court, the Supreme People's Procuratorate and the Ministry of Public Security said this February that producers and sellers of gutter oil or illegally recycled cooking oil could face the death penalty.
The company said it has cooperated fully with the police investigation into Wang and retained the right to sue him.
"We have rectified loopholes in kitchen residue management regulations," the group announced on its website.
The two chain restaurants have changed to a licensed recycling firm and ordered it to provide information about the buyers of the reprocessed oil.
"We attach great importance to the responsible disposal of waste oil. We will continue to fulfil our social responsibility and welcome supervision by the public and the media," the restaurant announced.
Gutter oil can contain carcinogens and other toxins.
The government launched a massive crackdown in 2011 after media reports said gutter oil was rampant in China. Police have busted 100 gutter oil manufacturers since last August and arrested about 800 suspects.
The Beijing-based Quanjude Group apologized after the arrest of Wang Duohao, who fabricated certificates, collected gutter oil in the capital's Sanyuanqiao and Aoyuncun outlets and resold it to street vendors who make fried snacks from 2004 to October 2011.
Wang collected 50 to 60 kilograms of swill oil, including duck grease that dripped into collecting boxes and pipes under the restaurants' stoves, each day from a Quanjude outlet. He has been accused of making and selling toxic and harmful food, prosecutors in Chaoyang District said.
The Supreme People's Court, the Supreme People's Procuratorate and the Ministry of Public Security said this February that producers and sellers of gutter oil or illegally recycled cooking oil could face the death penalty.
The company said it has cooperated fully with the police investigation into Wang and retained the right to sue him.
"We have rectified loopholes in kitchen residue management regulations," the group announced on its website.
The two chain restaurants have changed to a licensed recycling firm and ordered it to provide information about the buyers of the reprocessed oil.
"We attach great importance to the responsible disposal of waste oil. We will continue to fulfil our social responsibility and welcome supervision by the public and the media," the restaurant announced.
Gutter oil can contain carcinogens and other toxins.
The government launched a massive crackdown in 2011 after media reports said gutter oil was rampant in China. Police have busted 100 gutter oil manufacturers since last August and arrested about 800 suspects.
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