# ‘Formaldehyde cabbage’ resurfaces in China, exposing food-safety blind spots

https://mins.news/en/item/32975

- BBC Chinese, 2026-08-26 11:07 UTC
- Society
- Original: https://www.bbc.com/zhongwen/articles/ce3rz7xxr04o/trad?at_medium=RSS&at_campaign=rss

> Cabbage buyers in China’s Hebei province were exposed for dipping vegetables in industrial formaldehyde before transport to preserve freshness. Local authorities confirmed the case and launched investigations. A scholar cited fragmented oversight, limited testing and under-resourced enforcement as possible regulatory blind spots. South Korea and Japan are checking whether affected cabbage was exported.

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