WUHAN - INDUSTRIAL and commercial authorities in Wuhan, capital of Central China's Hubei province, have shut down an underground workshop producing tofu products under a fake brand name.
The tofu appeared in the markets of Central China's Hubei and Hunan provinces in recent months.
Hao Jinqi, an official with the industrial and commerce bureau of Dongxihu district, Wuhan, told China Daily that they raided the illegal workshop in the city's Zhanggongdi area after receiving a report and inspecting the premises. 'There was production equipment worth more than 300,000 yuan ($58,750) and raw materials,' Mr Hao said.
Dean Fa Food Co Ltd in Suzhou, Jiangsu province, which produces Qianye Tofu, reported to the bureau that the company's products had undergone a serious decline in sales in Hunan and Hubei since May, while counterfeit tofu products had entered the market in Wuhan.
The packaging used on the tofu resembled that used by Dean Fa Food to such an extent that it even bore anti-counterfeit laser film labels. 'The laser label printing machine is worth about 8 million yuan and the printing house must be a pretty large one,' said Yang Shuaifeng, of Dean Fa Food.
The bureau sent a law enforcement team to inspect the workshop immediately after it received the report. Officials found four workers using fake packaging on their tofu products and closed down the workshop.
Source: ST Online/CHINA DAILY/ANN
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