(0808 CR M02) AGED VINEGAR CRISIS

From Xinhua News Agency: (0808 CR M02) AGED VINEGAR CRISISDATELINE: Aug 8, 2011LENGTH: 00:02:43PKGINTRONorth China's Shanxi Province is famous for vinegar.However, a recent report pointed out that most of "Shanxi aged vinegar" is blended with a cheap acid.But a food-quality watchdog dismissed the claims.China Report has more.PKGThe vinegar is famous for the time it takes to produce, usually at least one year. Yet on last Saturday, China National Radio quoted Wang Jianzhong, vice-chairman of the Shanxi Vinegar Industry Association, as saying many producers cheat by adding glacial acetic acid, which reduces the fermenting time to just one month.Wang pointed out that 95 percent of "Shanxi aged vinegar" is blended with that cheap acid to speeds up the brewing process.However, according to China Daily's report, an official notice from the provincial food quality supervision and inspection center and comments by Wang's superior rebutted the claim.The notice reads quote, "Aged vinegar products manufactured in Shanxi Powered by www.newslook.com

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