Korea Tightens Chinese Cabbage Checks After Formaldehyde Scandal Adds 2-3 Days of Freshness
Updated
Updated · 코리아타임스 · Aug 24
Korea Tightens Chinese Cabbage Checks After Formaldehyde Scandal Adds 2-3 Days of Freshness
3 articles · Updated · 코리아타임스 · Aug 24
Summary
South Korea's food ministry said it has strengthened inspections of Chinese cabbage imports and is checking through its embassy whether any tainted shipments reached Korea.
A Douyin video from Kangbao County showed workers dipping cabbage roots into liquid beside containers labeled formaldehyde solution, a treatment said to extend freshness by two to three days.
China's market regulator said a preliminary probe confirmed the illegal practice and ordered nationwide sampling, market checks and tracing of affected cabbage distribution routes.
Beijing's Xinfadi market said cabbage from the area had not entered its supply chain, while Nanjing's Zhongcai market banned Kangbao cabbage and required formaldehyde tests on other supplies.
It remains unclear how widely the cabbage was distributed inside China or whether any was exported overseas, leaving Korea's next steps dependent on what the investigation finds.