Incident File · 2012-11-19
Jiugui Liquor plasticizer contamination incident
In 2012, Jiugui Liquor products were reported to contain excessive phthalate plasticizers, triggering testing and trading suspension.
Incident Severity
★★☆☆☆
The incident involved chemical contamination in a consumer product but no confirmed acute injuries or deaths, so it is rated 2 stars.
Verified by two or more sources
Key Facts
- Jurisdiction
- China
- Category
- Chemical contamination
- Affected
- 10000
- Deaths
- 0
- Injured/Ill
- 0
- Duration Days
- 14
- Sources
- 2
Reports said samples contained DBP and other plasticizers, and Jiugui later said contamination may have occurred during transfer, storage, or packaging. The case broadened into an industry-wide baijiu plasticizer concern.
Legal or Regulatory Basis
Testing reported dibutyl phthalate levels above the cited food standard; provincial quality regulators investigated the source.
Sources
- Plasticizers found in baijiu, China Daily, 2012-11-21
- Further tests show excess plasticizers in Jiugui liquor, Shanghai Daily, 2012-11-21