Is my kimchi safe? China formaldehyde cabbage scandal puts Korea on alert
📍 Where it landed
Investigations into the use of formaldehyde on Chinese napa cabbage continued, with Hebei confirming the practice while market inspections in Guangzhou reported no trace of tainted produce. South Korea responded by tightening inspections of Chinese cabbage imports, and Taiwan’s FDA stated that no kimchi containing the suspected cabbage had been imported.
The coverage ended without a definitive resolution, leaving the safety of kimchi still under scrutiny.
Epilogue added 1h ago, after coverage quieted.
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The reporting (12)
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Could China's cabbage scandal hurt kimchi's booming popularity in US? The Korea Times · 25d ago broke it first
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Is my kimchi safe? China formaldehyde cabbage scandal puts Korea on alert The Korea Times · 25d ago broke it first
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