Tests claim new samples of tainted Moutai found
By Xu Chi |
January 29, 2013, Tuesday
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CHINESE high-end liquor brand Moutai has again been accused of containing toxic plasticizers after a netizen reported that one of three bottles of Moutai showed an excessive level of toxic chemical in tests done by three facilities in the United States.
It is the third time since a netizen first published a test result for Moutai Liquor, on December 9, showing that the brand contained excessive plasticizers. In the first case, reports showed one sample contained a plasticizer double the allowable level under China's standards.
In the latest case, a netizen identified as Jason Liao said on Xueqiu.com that he sent three bottles of Moutai for testing in the wake of the scandal embroiling Chinese distilled liquors starting in November.
Liao sent two bottles of Moutai liquor he bought in California to US labs - one each to Applied Technical Service (ATS) and Exova. ATS is a facility approved by the Consumer Product Safety Commission of US and Exova is registered under the country's food and drug administration, Caijing.com reported.
Liao said one of his friends sent him a collector's edition of Moutai and it was sent to Impact Analytical, a chemical analyzing lab in Michigan.
He published the test results on the website, showing that one of the three bottles contained 2.6 miligrams per liter of diethylhexyl phthalate (DEHP). Chinese standards say DEHP in food and food additives should be no greater than 1.68mg per liter.
The other two bottles were found to contain levels of DEHP lower than the maximum level, the website reported. DEHP may impair male sexual function and lead to cancer.
The board director of liquor maker Kweichow Moutai Co, Yuan Renguo, said in December that plasticizer in liquor is overblown by people with ulterior motives.
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