A man checking a packet of corn flakes at a supermarket in Taipei, Taiwan, 7 September 2014. - EPA/DAVID CHANG
HONG KONG, Sept 8, 2014 (AFP) - Pineapple buns and dumplings have been pulled from the shelves in Hong Kong as authorities investigate whether they contain gutter oil from Taiwan, where concerns are growing over a food safety scare, officials said Monday.
An investigation has been launched after oil from a Taiwanese company accused of using illegally recycled products - including fat collected from grease traps - was exported to the southern Chinese city.
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