Social media users have expressed concerns about possible food contamination, which has led to the emergence of debate online.
According to the news, fuel-transporting tankers were discovered to be carrying food items, such as cooking oil and syrup, that had not been properly decontaminated.
As per a driver cited by the publication, the practice of transporting cooking oil in tainted fuel trucks was so commonplace in the sector that it was regarded as an “open secret.”
This is the most recent setback to the public’s confidence in the Chinese government’s capacity to uphold food safety regulations.
In recent days, the debate has dominated Chinese social media trends.
Tens of thousands of posts regarding the incident have been made on Weibo, the nation’s version of X that was originally known as Twitter. These messages have received millions of views.
“The most crucial concern is food safety,” was said in a comment that was liked more than 8,000 times.
“As an ordinary person, surviving in this world itself is an amazing thing already,” read a comment from someone else.
Many linked it to the 2008 Sanlu milk disaster, in which drinking caused almost 300,000 sickened children and at least six deaths.
