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Industry News by FLASHPRO
A recent article appeared in a Chinese paper, The Global Times, claiming that 95% of breweries in China were using illegal amounts of Formaldehyde in beer. (See the BeerPal topic on this: [url]http://www.beerpal.com/forums/topic.asp?TOPIC_ID=1323[/url]). This new article argues that much of the report was false and misleading. For one, it claims that there is no law banning the addition of formaldehyde, only restrictions of how much can be used. It also goes on to say that many of the domestic beers have been tested and none were above the set limits. Also, other countries that import the beer have begun testing as well. [url]http://www.china.org.cn/english/2005/Jul/134970.htm[/url]
19 years ago
Lew Bryson, a local beer writer, wrote something about the formaldehyde in beer being myth. [url]http://www.lewbryson.com/formaldehyde.htm[/url]. However, it does say
I'm confused. How can he say it's a myth and then admit that? I wonder what he thinks of the recent reports
quote: It turns out that there is, after all, just a tiny bit of fact here. There are, my source told me, a few small (non-exporting) Chinese breweries that do indeed add a tiny amount of formaldehyde to the mash. It acts as a clarifying agent. However, he added, "I am 100% sure Singha never once used the Chinese practise. That was a Chinese ‘innovation’ and no one else’s. Some Chinese breweries, not all, still permit formaldehyde in mashing."