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The famous milk tea brand was fined 15000 yuan for using expired pearl powder.

Published: 2026-08-23 Author: World Gafei

Last Updated: 2026/08/23, Speaking of milk tea, "talk show" program, there was such a sentence: I do not drink milk tea, this is a zongzi mixed with water. The "porridge" of milk tea shows that the development of milk tea is inseparable from the ingredients. There is such a classic ingredient. As one of the ancestors of milk tea, the status of pearl powder circle is unshakable.

Speaking of milk tea, "talk show" program, there was such a sentence: I do not drink milk tea, this is a zongzi mixed with water. The "porridge" of milk tea shows that the development of milk tea is inseparable from the ingredients, there is such a classic ingredient, as one of the ancestors of milk tea, the status of pearl powder circle is unshakable. However, recently, a well-known milk tea shop was exposed to use expired pearl powder balls.

Daily Cuisine (Zhejiang) Restaurant Management Co., Ltd. Zhoushan Changzhi Island Branch (a little bit of Zhoushan Ruxin Square shop) was fined 15000 yuan by the New Town Branch of Zhoushan Market Regulatory Administration for selling expired food.

According to the credit China website, the party concerned bought 10 cases (6 bags / box) of the above-mentioned "1 point" brand pearl powder balls from Shanghai Fujingde Food Co., Ltd. at a price of 43.5 yuan per bag on November 26, 2021, totaling 180kg, and paid 2610 yuan for the purchase. Starting from mid-January 2022, the parties use the above-mentioned "1-point" brand pearl powder to make "Boba milk tea / milk green", "four Seasons Spring + Zhenbo coconut", "mixed pearl red / green / green / black", "hundred incense trio" or as a free ingredient to add to other drinks. On February 14, 2022, the above "1 inch point" brand pearl powder balls have exceeded the shelf life and are still placed in the store and mixed with other batches of food and used.

As of February 22, 2022, when the above illegal acts were caught by this Council on the spot, at least two cups of boba milk tea were made and sold with the above-mentioned "1 point" brand pearl powder, both of which were sold at a price of 14 yuan. The price of two cups of boba milk tea is 11 yuan and 11.11 yuan (discount price) respectively. In addition, as a free ingredient, it was added to a total of 28 cups of all kinds of milk tea drinks, the total value of the food beyond the shelf life of the parties involved was at least 752.15 yuan, and the illegal income was at least 512.9 yuan.

It was also found out that the party concerned failed to establish a food purchase inspection record system in accordance with the regulations, recording the name, specification, quantity, production date or production batch number, shelf life, purchase date, as well as the name, address and contact information of the supplier, and kept the relevant vouchers, which were seized by this Bureau on February 22, 2022.

After the expiration of the shelf life of food and expired raw materials, there may be safety risks before consumption. The relevant laws and regulations also strictly prohibit the production and operation of food produced with food raw materials that exceed the shelf life. However, the news of eating expired raw materials appears again and again, regardless of the health of consumers and touching the red line of the law.

A little bit of milk tea brand was founded in Taiwan in 1994, the original brand name is 50 Lan. Since entering the Chinese mainland market in 2011, it has attracted the attention and love of many consumers. But the love of consumers has led to food safety problems. On March 15, 2021, the Southern Metropolis Daily reported that a consumer drank a worm up to 1 centimeter in a little bit of milk tea bought by Hongcheng store in Dongbaiyuan, Fuzhou.

The hot summer has come, and people's demand for drinks is increasing day by day, so it is urgent to solve the problem of food safety.

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