China: The manufacturer of Shengxiang yogurt was punished after excessive yeast and mold was found in 1 batch

Published 2021년 11월 25일

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The Beijing Municipal Bureau of Market Supervision has fined Beijing Shengxiang Dairy Factory for selling 1,440 bottles of substandard plain yogurt. The yogurt had excessive yeast and mold, exceeding the permitted limits under the National Milk Standard. This is not the first time Shengxiang Dairy has been penalized for selling unqualified dairy products. In the past, they have recalled honey yogurt due to yeast contamination and were fined for selling honey yogurt with improper acidity. They have also been involved in a 'early milk' scandal where they misrepresented the production date of their products.

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Beijing Municipal Bureau of Market Supervision recently announced 17 batches of unqualified food. Among them, Beijing Shengxiang Dairy Factory 1 batch of "Shengxiang" brand plain yogurt (180g/bottle, 201/07/04) was on the list due to excessive yeast and mold. According to the penalty information, a total of 1,440 bottles of yogurt were sold, and the manufacturer was fined 67,700 yuan by the regulatory authorities. 1440 bottles of substandard yogurt were sold The notice showed that the detection value of yeast in the batch of "Shengxiang" involved yogurt was 1200CFU/g, which was 12 times the standard limit value. The detection value of yeast was 110CFU/g, which was about 3.3 times the standard limit value. The Beijing Municipal Bureau of Market Supervision explained that the amount of yeast is an indicator to measure the quality of food hygiene. The significance of food hygiene is to determine the degree of yeast contamination in food. Yeast contamination can spoil the product and ...

Source: SXNCB