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2012-05-24 07:57 By He Dan in Beijing and Guo Anfei in Kunming

Suspect oil found in Yunnan

Another 10 tons of suspect oil needs to be recalled from the market in southwestern China's Yunnan province,
according to a source from a local oil manufacturer that was believed to be adding industrial animal fat to edible
oil products.



An initial investigation revealed that Yunnan Fengrui Oil and Fat Company was suspected of producing three types
of cooking oil with animal fat that is only supposed to be used for industrial purposes, according to a news
conference jointly held on Tuesday by three government departments, including the Yunnan bureau of quality and
technical supervision.

The use of industrial animal fat in the production of food products is prohibited, as it cannot meet the hygienic
standards required for cooking oil and contains high levels of chemical pollutants such as paraffin, said Dong Jinshi,
executive vice-president of the International Food Packaging Association in Beijing.

Industrial animal fat is mainly used to make soap, he added.

Liu Yunfeng, the head of the division of food production supervision of Yunnan provincial bureau of quality and
technical supervision, told the news conference that the food safety authorities had investigated thousands of local
markets and restaurants, and had asked the oil company to recall more than 136 tons of inferior oil by late on Monday.