In China, where controversy over 'carcinogenic cabbage' has arisen, companies have been caught distributing lettuce with coloring to make it look fresh. According to local media including Chinese CCTV on the 7th, a video was recently released showing stem lettuce being colored at a vegetable workshop in Yuzhong County, Gansu Province, China. Stem lettuce is a vegetable mainly known domestically as 'gongchae'. The released video shows workers putting stem lettuce into a green liquid in plastic containers and then taking them out. It is reportedly captured. As the exposé video spread and the controversy grew, local authorities launched an investigation, conducting joint crackdowns and inspections on 53 vegetable storage and distribution companies in Wi Jung-hyun. As a result, six companies It was confirmed that colorants were used in stem lettuce, and these companies used it to make the appearance look better during the process of sorting and washing stem lettuce. The coloring in question is known to be a food additive permitted for use in certain foods such as beverages, but it is not permitted for use in fresh vegetables. It has not yet been confirmed whether the caught stem lettuce was exported to Korea, but domestically, Since Chinese gungchae is being distributed, it's only natural for consumers to raise concerns about the safety of Chinese agricultural products. Please, just keep it moderate,,, Aren't you playing too much with the food you eat!!!!!!
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