Taiwan firm angered by food scandal company
By Lu Feiran |
December 9, 2011, Friday
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TAIWAN-BASED Hsin Tung Yang said yesterday it had no connection with a Shanghai-based company of the same name currently involved in a food safety scandal.
The Taiwan company is taking legal action in Tapei over the violation of its trademark, it said in a statement.
The company said its business had suffered after the Shanghai company was found to have changed production dates from 2001 to 2011 and was processing five-year-old raw pork.
"After the scandal was exposed, our manufacturing and sales were also affected," the Taiwan firm said. "We have to take the blame for someone who violates our rights."
Shanghai authorities have ordered markets to remove all products manufactured by Shanghai Hsin Tung Yang Food Ltd, including babaozhou, or eight-treasures congee, and dried pork floss, officials said yesterday.
The bureau said it will carry out tests on all brands of babaozhou and pork floss sold in the city soon.
Earlier this week, Nanjing authorities disclosed that Shanghai Hsin Tung Yang Food Co Ltd was processing raw pork material that had been stocked for five years.
The company also tried to sell canned eight-treasures congee, a traditional snack made of rice and nuts, that was produced 10 years ago, the Nanjing Industrial and Commercial Administrative Bureau said.
Shanghai Food and Drug Administration yesterday inspected the company's restaurants in Minhang, Jing'an and Zhabei districts.
In Minhang and Jing'an, officials seized more than 130 packs of unlabeled seasoning.
Officials said the seasoning was processed in the Minhang restaurant, which was illegal as the company's business range doesn't include food processing in Shanghai.
The Taiwan company said it was established 45 years ago, while the Shanghai company was founded in 1993.
According to information from the Shanghai Industrial and Commercial Administrative Bureau, Shanghai Hsin Tung Yang was founded by Shanghai and Singaporean investors.
The Taiwan company also said it had nothing to do with all outlets and restaurants under the management of the Shanghai company.
It said a court in Taipei was still dealing with the trademark violating case.
The Taiwan company is taking legal action in Tapei over the violation of its trademark, it said in a statement.
The company said its business had suffered after the Shanghai company was found to have changed production dates from 2001 to 2011 and was processing five-year-old raw pork.
"After the scandal was exposed, our manufacturing and sales were also affected," the Taiwan firm said. "We have to take the blame for someone who violates our rights."
Shanghai authorities have ordered markets to remove all products manufactured by Shanghai Hsin Tung Yang Food Ltd, including babaozhou, or eight-treasures congee, and dried pork floss, officials said yesterday.
The bureau said it will carry out tests on all brands of babaozhou and pork floss sold in the city soon.
Earlier this week, Nanjing authorities disclosed that Shanghai Hsin Tung Yang Food Co Ltd was processing raw pork material that had been stocked for five years.
The company also tried to sell canned eight-treasures congee, a traditional snack made of rice and nuts, that was produced 10 years ago, the Nanjing Industrial and Commercial Administrative Bureau said.
Shanghai Food and Drug Administration yesterday inspected the company's restaurants in Minhang, Jing'an and Zhabei districts.
In Minhang and Jing'an, officials seized more than 130 packs of unlabeled seasoning.
Officials said the seasoning was processed in the Minhang restaurant, which was illegal as the company's business range doesn't include food processing in Shanghai.
The Taiwan company said it was established 45 years ago, while the Shanghai company was founded in 1993.
According to information from the Shanghai Industrial and Commercial Administrative Bureau, Shanghai Hsin Tung Yang was founded by Shanghai and Singaporean investors.
The Taiwan company also said it had nothing to do with all outlets and restaurants under the management of the Shanghai company.
It said a court in Taipei was still dealing with the trademark violating case.
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