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The general manager of Central Union Oil has been released on 20 million NT
bail as prosecutors continue investigating why the company's cooking oil
contained excessive amounts of the contaminant.

Prosecutors immediately appealed the bail decision for General Manager Yu
Ling-chung, arguing he should remain in custody because of concerns he could
destroy evidence or collude with witnesses.

The Taichung District Court also ordered company chairman Tsai Ching-sung
released on 20 million NT bail, while the plant manager and 10 other suspects
were also granted bail pending further investigation.

Prosecutors allege Central Union manufactured about 1,300 metric tons of
contaminated soy-based cooking oil that exceeded the legal limit for
benzo[a]pyrene by four times and supplied it to major food processors between
April and June.

Those companies then distributed products containing the oil to smaller food
manufacturers and restaurants.