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![Some 1,300 metric tons of Central Union Oil Corp. soybean salad oil were found to contain benzo[a]pyrene, a Group 1 carcinogen, at four times the legal limit, rocking Taiwan's food supply chain. Illustrative file photo. (CNA)](https://images.storm.mg/cloud/8f32f49414b1efddaf48b9d96f500d7356989d66.webp?url=s3%3A%2F%2Fnew-storm-public-resource%2Fgallery%2F2179047%2F20260704-091626_U13925_M1062550_1cc6.jpeg&g=sm&h=200&resize=fill&w=200 "Some 1,300 metric tons of Central Union Oil Corp. soybean salad oil were found to contain benzo[a]pyrene, a Group 1 carcinogen, at four times the legal limit, rocking Taiwan's food supply chain. Illustrative file photo. (CNA)")
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