Tons of outdated White Rabbit candy seized bound for stores
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March 19, 2010, Friday
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A WHOPPING 11 tons of White Rabbit Creamy Candy way past expiry date has been seized by Chongqing food watchdogs.
The stale candy was bought by a businessman who planned to sell it in suburbs of the southwestern municipality.
Some of the candy, with manufacturers unidentified, was made in 2002 and the expiry date was more than five years ago, Xinhua news agency reported.
The production dates for most of them were between September and October 2004, Xinhua said.
The bureau of industry and commerce in Chongqing's suburban Zhongxian County received tip-offs on Monday that a man surnamed Yang bought the expired candy.
Law enforcement officers took action the next day, swooping on Yang's warehouse that was concealed in a dormitory building.
According to Yang, he paid 80,000 yuan (US$11,720) to a dealer in Chengdu, capital of southwest China's Sichuan Province, for 1,210 packs of different flavors of the candy and planned to sell them for 10 to 16 yuan per kilogram to local convenience stores.
Chongqing authorities are making further inquiries but the source of the candy remains a mystery.
White Rabbit Creamy Candy is an iconic Chinese brand manufactured by Shanghai Guan Sheng Yuan Group.
An official with the company told Shanghai Daily that the Chongqing case was an illegal operation mounted by outside individuals.
The official, surnamed Wang, said an internal investigation had been launched by the company.
Wang would not say if the out-of-date candy was originally made by his firm.
The Shanghai Industrial and Commercial Administrative Bureau said it had not found any expired White Rabbit in the city recently.
"This is likely to be a one-out case and we'll see the investigation results of our Chongqing counterparts," said Sui Bo, an official with the bureau.
Last April, Guan Sheng Yuan resumed its sales overseas after a suspension in the wake of the national tainted milk scandal in 2008.
The company recalled all exports, some of which tested positive for melamine, in Singapore in September 2008.
It also suspended its domestic sales. White Rabbit candy returned to the domestic market in October 2008.
The stale candy was bought by a businessman who planned to sell it in suburbs of the southwestern municipality.
Some of the candy, with manufacturers unidentified, was made in 2002 and the expiry date was more than five years ago, Xinhua news agency reported.
The production dates for most of them were between September and October 2004, Xinhua said.
The bureau of industry and commerce in Chongqing's suburban Zhongxian County received tip-offs on Monday that a man surnamed Yang bought the expired candy.
Law enforcement officers took action the next day, swooping on Yang's warehouse that was concealed in a dormitory building.
According to Yang, he paid 80,000 yuan (US$11,720) to a dealer in Chengdu, capital of southwest China's Sichuan Province, for 1,210 packs of different flavors of the candy and planned to sell them for 10 to 16 yuan per kilogram to local convenience stores.
Chongqing authorities are making further inquiries but the source of the candy remains a mystery.
White Rabbit Creamy Candy is an iconic Chinese brand manufactured by Shanghai Guan Sheng Yuan Group.
An official with the company told Shanghai Daily that the Chongqing case was an illegal operation mounted by outside individuals.
The official, surnamed Wang, said an internal investigation had been launched by the company.
Wang would not say if the out-of-date candy was originally made by his firm.
The Shanghai Industrial and Commercial Administrative Bureau said it had not found any expired White Rabbit in the city recently.
"This is likely to be a one-out case and we'll see the investigation results of our Chongqing counterparts," said Sui Bo, an official with the bureau.
Last April, Guan Sheng Yuan resumed its sales overseas after a suspension in the wake of the national tainted milk scandal in 2008.
The company recalled all exports, some of which tested positive for melamine, in Singapore in September 2008.
It also suspended its domestic sales. White Rabbit candy returned to the domestic market in October 2008.
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