Edible oils from UAE, Japan seized at border over excessive GEs

Shipments of edible vegetable oils imported from Japan and the United Arab Emirates have been seized at the border for containing excessive levels of glycidyl fatty acid esters (GEs), a suspected carcinogen, the Taiwan Food and Drug Administration (TFDA) said Tuesday.

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