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Will Taiwan’s food safety scandal wreck the ruling DPP’s local election hopes?

South China Morning Post
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Will Taiwan’s food safety scandal wreck the ruling DPP’s local election hopes?
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Taiwan’s biggest food safety scandal in years has become a political liability for the ruling Democratic Progressive Party (DPP), giving the opposition valuable ammunition ahead of November’s local elections.
The latest controversy centres on soybean salad oil produced by Central Union Oil Corporation and found to contain excessive levels of benzo[a]pyrene (BaP).
The substance is classified as a carcinogen by the International Agency for Research on Cancer.
According to Taiwan’s food...

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