Central News Agency (CNA, Taipei, July 3) Chung Lien's "Soybean Salad Oil" was found to exceed the legal limit for the carcinogen benzopyrene, affecting 1,300 metric tons that were supplied to three major brands: Taishan, Fwusow, and Formosa Oils & Fats. The Food and Drug Administration (FDA) provided an update today, stating that a total of 18 product items and 30 batches are affected, with 6 items already accounted for, totaling 17.422 metric tons. On July 1, the FDA received a report from Chung Lien Oil Corporation, which had detected that a batch of soybean salad oil raw material, approximately 1,300 metric tons, supplied to Fwusow Industry Co., Ltd., Formosa Oils & Fats Co., Ltd., and Taishan Enterprise Co., Ltd., exceeded the regulatory limit for the carcinogen "benzopyrene." This has led to the recall of 18 product items and 30 batches. FDA Director-General Chiang Yu-jen hosted a press conference this afternoon titled "FDA Update on Affected Oil Product Recall and Disposal." He stated that the case falls under Category 8, "Violation of Hygiene Standards," according to the "Principles for Handling Food Violations - Product Recall, Seizure, and Destruction," necessitating the first-level measure of product recall. Therefore, Chiang stated, the FDA requires that all "Chung Lien Soybean Salad Oil" with "batch number 315-1150404, manufacturing date 20260404, expiration date 20260930" and its repacked products must be recalled. Chiang emphasized that the FDA currently has a three-tiered inspection and control process for edible oil manufacturing plants with a capital of NT$30 million or more. The first tier is regular self-inspection, the second tier is commissioned external inspection with a minimum frequency of once every six months, and the third tier is post-market sampling. Chiang cited the past incident involving maleic anhydride (toxic starch) as an example, explaining that the first tier involved problem starch with illegal additives. The second tier involv