Economy

Tons of mooncakes recalled

(China Daily)
Updated: 2010-09-23 11:11

China's industry and commerce market supervisor said on Wednesday it had recalled 9.5 tons of substandard mooncakes before this year's Mid-Autumn Festival.

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The State Administration for Industry and Commerce (SAIC) said it found 978 out of 1,020 kinds of mooncakes sold by 400 dealers were up to the national standards in its random inspections in 16 provinces, autonomous regions and municipalities before the festival.

The average acceptance rate of mooncakes in the markets was 95.9 percent, said the SAIC.

Quality indicators such as benzoic acid, sorbic acid, acid value, peroxide value, lead and other ingredients of mooncakes and bacterial counts on the pastries were examined during the inspections, it said.