NO tainted steamed buns had been found in Shenzhen, the city s market supervision bureau said Tuesday.
The announcement came in the wake of a China Central Television (CCTV) report Monday that a food plant in Shanghai had put illegal chemicals in steamed buns. Up to 30,000 tainted steamed buns were being delivered to hundreds of Shanghai outlets, including Hualian and Lianhua supermarkets, every day.
The Shenzhen bureau had conducted 86 random checks of steamed buns since the beginning of last year, Southern Metropolis Daily reported yesterday.
The check covered the use of preservatives and food coloring.
At least 98 percent of the buns passed inspection while the rest breached labeling rules.
There were 13 steam bun companies in Shenzhen, three of which produced frozen buns, the paper said.
Shanghai industrial and commercial authorities seized more than 6,000 dyed steamed buns produced by Shanghai Shenglu Food Co. Ltd. on Tuesday after the tainted bun scandal was reported on CCTV.
The confiscated buns already passed their shelf life and were being thrown into mixers to make new buns.
Shanghai officials had asked local stores and supermarkets to remove the company s products from their shelves, according to Shanghai Daily.
Sales of steamed buns in Shanghai fell sharply after the scam was reported in local media. (Li Hao)
