Contaminated Costco Imported “Butter Paper” Destroys 111 Kg of Food

Costco has another package! Baking “butter paper” imported from the United States may contaminate 111 kilograms of food and destroy it 81

CNEWS Convergence News Network reporter Chen Junkai/Reporting from Taipei

Costco’s imported products are out again! The Food and Drug Administration announced today (19th) the latest wave of border inspection failure lists. A batch of “butter paper” imported by Costco Co., Ltd. from the United States for baking failed two dissolution tests in one go. It may be in The food was contaminated during contact with food, and the Food and Drug Administration announced that a total of 111.04 kilograms must be returned or destroyed in accordance with regulations; Costco will also increase the sampling inspection rate of imported products of the same type in the future.

The “72538 PAN LINER OBLONG FLUTED PAN LINER” imported by Costco Co., Ltd. from the United States was tested using n-heptane (25°C, 1 hour) dissolution test. The evaporation residue detection value was 94 ppm, and it is soluble in chloroform. The detection value of the substance is 71ppm, which exceeds the 30ppm or less specified by the evaporation residue qualification standard of the dissolution test, and if it is above 30ppm, the chloroform soluble content should be less than 40ppm.

The manufacturer of Costco’s “butter paper” is PATERSON PACIFIC PARCHMENT CO., and the brand name is PATERSON PAPER COSTCO. This batch imported a total of 111.04 kilograms.

Lin Jinfu, deputy director of the Food and Drug Administration, said that the batch of “butter paper” that failed the inspection is an anti-stick product used in baking. According to regulations, the Food and Drug Administration will use different dissolution tests for different materials to simulate their contact with food. In the process, the two organic solvents used this time exceeded the standard, indicating that the product may not have been handled properly during the manufacturing process. Once in contact with food, residues may dissolve and contaminate the food.

Lin Jinfu said that Costco’s product was the first violation. Therefore, the Food and Drug Administration will increase the sampling inspection rate according to regulations from 20 to 50% of the normal sampling rate to the enhanced sampling rate.

In addition, the Food and Drug Administration also announced this morning that two batches of “fresh strawberries” (Saga) and “cantaloupe” (Shizuoka) imported from Japan by Yongquan Fruit Co., Ltd. and Funong Trading Co., Ltd. were respectively detected with pesticide residues. Unqualified items, 75kg and 45kg respectively, will also be returned or destroyed in accordance with regulations.

Costco has another package! Baking “butter paper” imported from the United States may contaminate 111 kilograms of food and destroy it 83

Costco has another package! Baking “butter paper” imported from the United States may contaminate 111 kilograms of food and destroy it 85

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2023-12-19 03:00:00