date:Apr 23, 2012
Chinese authorities have seized nearly 3,200 tons of reprocessed oil, which was made from dumped animal fat and sold as edible oil. The police have arrested about 100 suspects for manufacturing the illegal oil.
The ministry has also shut down 13 underground workshops, which were involved in the oil manufacture. A report from China Central Television (CCTV) indicated that the oil was made using animal fat from slaughterhouses, which included rotten meat and animal viscera.
The ministry has annou