Veg with adhesive tape at a local store. — Wang Rongjiang
Shoppers have been warned to be wary of buying vegetables bound with adhesive tape. This are usually industrial tape with high levels of formaldehyde and benzene, said food safety officials of Shanghai yesterday.
Long-term intake of vegetables contaminated by this tape can be harmful to the digestive system, kidneys and liver, they added.
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