Another Food Safety Shock in China After 'Naked Cabbage' and 'Urine Beer'? Bakery Caught Relabeling Expired Bread

A Chinese bakery has sparked a food safety controversy after being caught replacing labels on expired bread with new ones.

A video spreading on social media shows a woman, believed to be a bakery employee, peeling off the original expiration date label from bread packaging boxes and attaching a new one.

Hygiene controversies in China's food industry continue to repeat.

In 2021, a video of a worker pickling Chinese cabbage while naked at a food factory was released, causing global outrage. In 2023, a video went viral showing a man urinating into beer ingredients at a production plant of Tsingtao Brewery, one of China's top four beer brands, sparking major controversy.

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