Chen Ming-jong
TaiwanmanagerMale4.0Global Dominance: 0.00%Chen Ming-jong, the factory manager of Central Union Oil Corp (CUOC), was recently in the news due to his detention amid a judicial investigation concerning the company's failure to report excessive levels of the carcinogen benzopyrene in cooking oil. His actions, which included not promptly notifying authorities about the contamination despite being aware of it since May, have raised serious concerns about food safety regulations and corporate responsibility in Taiwan.
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The Taichung District Court ordered that CUOC factory manager Chen Ming-jong be detained and held incommunicado.
Taisugar not implicated in oil scandal: ministerTaipei Times – major English newspaper in Taiwan, est. 1999·Taiwan· 2026-08-06
Taiwan· 2026-08-06
Chen Ming-jong, the factory manager of CUOC, was ordered to be detained amid a judicial investigation into the incident.
FDA denies rumor of an oil ‘cover-up’Taipei Times – major English newspaper in Taiwan, est. 1999·Taiwan· 2026-08-03
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