The Health Bureau of Taichung City Government executed checks on food safety and found 13 products to be defying regulations including noodles, snow fungus and duck blood. Health officials uncovered a steamed spring roll that had rongalite, a prohibited bleaching agent, pepper powder formulated from magnesium carbonate (non-food grade) and tea leaves that had pesticide residue. They were either removed right away from the shelf or destroyed.
