I was going to make a joke, but after reading the whole article, I just want to drown this !@$^&$ in the pond.
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From the above TaiwanNews article
Members of the public complained to the authorities they had spent tens of thousands of Taiwan dollars on buying the drinks because their relatives were suffering from cancer.
Some more from another English article. Sickā¦
Guo, a graduate of the Chemical Engineering Department of a technical school, according to reports, claimed the product could prevent or cure all kinds of diseases, including diabetes, Alzheimerās, tumors, cancer, liver damage, stroke, burns, and AIDS; while enhancing immune function, lowering cholesterol, blood pressure, and more.
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Iām not going to bother reading the article. People are stupid. How can you not recognize snake oil when you see it? You deserve to be scammed if you canāt acknowledge that if something seems to be too good to be true, it probably is.
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You like eating cheap food on Taiwanās college campuses?
Exactly one (1) of the places recently visited by an inspection team passed with flying colours: Zhi-De Vegetarian at NTNU.
What about the rest? Read at your own risk. 
Guy
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four had cockroaches on site
For some reason, I expected more.
I personally donāt think any of the non-campus options are any better to be honest. Part of living in Asia.
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Yeah many disgusting places off campus too.
As one of my former students said, āLousy places inside [the campus], lousy places outside. Might as well stay inside.ā 
Guy
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both Hsin Chi Yeh Barbeque Rice (é«åéē¤čé£Æ) near Fu Jen Catholic University in New Taipei and Ji Pin Hong Kong-style lunchbox store (ꄵåēčåæ«é¤åŗ) had contamination levels over 1,000 times the legal limit, according to the department.
In a rare bright spot in the investigation, all 22 restaurants inspected for frying oil quality passed muster, the department said.
Sounds impressive being so high over the legal limitā¦and that little quip about how they were all somehow able to pass for one thingā¦meeting health and safety standards seems to be considered more of a miracle than anything else.
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Meanwhile in Taipei City . . .
Two store chains in Taipei that specialize in hand-shaken drinks have been fined, as some of their beverages failed to meet health standards, the cityās Department of Health said Monday.
In the initial inspections of several beverage, ice cream, and frozen dessert shops in the city, Guiji and Pure Happiness chain stores were among those with items that did not meet the required standards, as determined by sanitary indicator bacteria tests, the department said.
The two beverage chains, which specialize in hand-shaken drinks, were asked to address the problem within a specified time, but when the tests were carried out a second time, three items were still not up to standard, the health department said.
As a result, Guiji was fined NT$40,000 (US$1,338) and Pure Happiness NT$30,000, the department said, adding that the three items were Oolong and black tea drinks.
Indicator bacteria are surrogates used to measure the potential presence of fecal material and associated fecal pathogens, including Salmonella and E.coli, according to the department.
Food and drink products may become contaminated during processing and packaging, or because of improper storage at room temperature or poor personal hygiene of the staff members handling the products, the department said.
Source: https://focustaiwan.tw/society/202207250022
Guy
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Iād be willing to bet they put the ice scoop back in the ice when not using. Big no no .
Does anyone remember the Shida cafeteria in the basement before they reformed it? Rats and cats running among the pots and garbageā¦
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Iām surprised at how low the fines are. Doesnāt give much motivation to follow the rules if theyāre saving much more money by not following the rules.
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How would that go? It will just get stuck in it. Some have their scoops in water, for the whole day, not changing the water. Thatās no-no.
One of the richest men in Taiwan on his third conviction for using adulterated oil.
I would avoid all food products coming from these companies.
- Ting Hsin International Group
- Wei Chuan Foods Corp
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āWei went to jail for the second time in January 2020 to serve a sentence of four years and eight months and was let out on parole in January 2021 for good behavior.ā
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Good at math.
Itās probably the kind of ājailā where you can go home every weekend. Not to mention the ājailā will have a full blown conference room + office, etc from where he could commit even more crime. Itās genius really.
He just canāt stop himself. At his age surely anyone normal would stop doing it.
EDIT: My bad. Itās a historical offense.
He probably owns the entire prison.
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Would love to see the location of the prison AND his factory. For all we know, they are located next to one another!!!
A fake dentist just had 25 million taken off him. Maybe they should be confiscating his ill-gotten gains.
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