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China Fines Seven Companies Over Tainted Cooking Oil Scandal
- A unit of state grain stockpiler Sinograin got biggest penalty
- The authorities also filed criminal cases against two drivers
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China has fined seven companies for their involvement in a tainted cooking oil scandal that caused a nationwide uproar over food safety last month.
The firms were penalized a combined 11 million yuan ($1.5 million) for their role in an incident that saw edible oil being transported in trucks that had been used to carry coal oil without being properly cleaned. A unit of state grain stockpiler China Grain Reserves Corp., known as Sinograin, got the biggest fine — 2.86 million yuan — following an investigation set up by the State Council.