Chinese Food Executives Convicted by Government

Chinese Food Executives Convicted by Government

Three food company executives were convicted Monday by a Shanghai court to a 5 to 9 years imprisonment after found guilty of adding dye to a known Chinese food, buns, in an effort by China to crack down a series of scandals on food safety. Xinmin, a local Chinese Evening News, said that 3 company officials, all executives, from Shenglu Food Company were convicted and found responsible for adding yellow dye to a certain type of bun, the steamed one.

Shenglu Food Company also was legally charged for selling old and expired products by altering the expiry dates on their packaging, mentioned in a website of a local Chinese newspaper. The expose has been revealed last April by China Central Television, a state broadcaster. The illegal practices of the company have been revealed to the public. Steamed buns are considered one of the staple foods in China.

Shenglu Food Company’s products were sold and distributed in Shanghai’s 2 biggest supermarket chains. The 3 officials: the general manager, production manager and sales manager were fined by the court, each of them to pay 200,000-650,000 yuan or approximately $31,000-$102,000. Currently, the court has not given its comment.

Over the weekend, Shanghai announced to give 500 yuan reward to anyone who can give tips and information regarding violations over food safety. The biggest food scandal that hit China was the melamine expose found in dairy products. In September 2010, the highest court in China has intensified the penalties including death sentence to serious food safety offenders.

Posted by George Daniels on Tuesday September 27 2011, 6:12 AM EST. Ref: CNN. All trademarks acknowledged. Filed under Featured News, World. Comments and Trackbacks closed. Follow responses: RSS 2.0