Moutai is safe, says ‘official’ report  

中国白酒塑化剂事件余波未平 茅台发公告证清白

始自“酒鬼”酒的中国白酒“塑化剂事件”仍未平息，只不过焦点变为中国白酒行业的龙头——贵州茅台。

Beijing(CNS)-- High-end Chinese liquor maker Moutai released test results Monday showing that the amount of DEHP and other chemicals in its products are all in accord with national standards.

The move was in response to allegations that Moutai's products contain overly high levels of the toxic plasticizer DEHP.

Moutai said results from three different testing groups all showed that the amount of the chemical in its liquor was below the Maximum Residue Limit (MRL).

A netizen named Shuijinghuang had cited a Hong Kong lab test showing that 53-Degree Moutai Feitian, a product from the Kweichow Moutai Company, contained 1.4 times the amount of DEHP allowed by regulators.

The case is suspected of being a hoax, said Liu Jinhu, an analyst at Sealand Securities. The official response will help rebuild consumer confidence in the brand, he said.