According to the Chinese press, these vehicles, normally used to transport chemical liquids such as coal oil or gasoline, were also allegedly used to transport cooking oil without properly cleaning their tanks.
Companies such as Sinograin and Hui Fu Grain and Oil Group are allegedly involved in this practice.
Following the allegations, some cooking oil brands, such as Jinding and Hui Fu, began to display their products as out of stock on Chinese e-commerce platforms, including Taobao and JD, and several supermarkets decided to remove products linked to these companies from their shelves.
However, the companies involved have assured in various statements that all their products comply with national food safety standards.
Given the scale of the controversy, Sinograin, the parent company of several of the companies involved, has launched investigations into its subsidiaries.
Chinese state television CCTV called the practice of using contaminated tanker trucks to transport cooking oil a "poisoning" of consumers, urging them to choose well-known brands and avoid low-quality products in the face of the "flagrant violation of food legislation".
The incident has reignited concerns about food safety in China, an issue that has been the subject of scandals in the past, such as the sale of baby milk adulterated with melamine in 2008.
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