China’s commerce ministry announced on Thursday that it has launched
an investigation into imports of Indian tert-Butylhydroquinone (TBHQ), a
type of food preservative.
The ministry has received requests from domestic TBHQ producers,
accusing Indian manufacturers of dumping the product on the Chinese
market and calling for an inquiry, Xinhua reported.
The ministry will look into whether Indian companies have sold TBHQ
at an artificially low price in China and any consequences that the
action may have brought to Chinese businesses.
The investigation is expected to take at least a year, and may be extended till February 2015.
TBHQ is an aromatic organic compound widely used in the food industry
as an antioxidant in vegetable oils, many edible animal fats, roasted
food, fried food and other meat products.
It is also used as a stabiliser for insecticides, as well as an intermediate for dyes and pharmaceuticals.
Source: IANS
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