Tingyi Holding Corp on Monday denied that its instant noodles sold on the Chinese mainland were ever affected by a cooking oil scandal.
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A spokesperson for the company based in North China's Tianjin municipality said the company will take legal measures against a rumormonger who had spread the story on the Internet.
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In a video online, a Taiwan tour guide told tourists from the mainland to boycott all products from Tingyi as they were all involved in the latest food safety incident in Taiwan.
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Last year, Ting Hsin International Group, the parent company of Tingyi, and many of Ting Hsin's suppliers were found selling cooking oil tainted with animal feed.
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However, Tingyi said none of its noodles produced and sold on the mainland used ingredients supplied from Taiwan.
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All Tingyi's products comply with national safety and hygiene standards, it added.
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Tingyi has reported the case to the police and is awaiting an investigation.Â