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上半年,全国市场监管部门查办食品违法案件18.1万件

Core Viewpoint - The market regulatory authority has intensified its enforcement actions against food safety violations, resulting in significant penalties and legal actions against offending companies [1]. Summary by Relevant Sections Enforcement Actions - In the first half of the year, the regulatory system handled 181,000 food safety violation cases, imposing fines and confiscations totaling 740 million yuan, and referred 653 cases to judicial authorities [1]. Case Summaries - Case 1: Guangdong Zhanjiang "Water Shrimp" Incident - Four frozen shrimp companies were found to have illegally added excessive phosphates and falsely labeled their products as "zero additives," resulting in fines of 7.4943 million yuan and revocation of their food production licenses for five years [2]. - Case 2: Beijing Haidian "Toxic Candy" Incident - A product sold through live streaming was found to contain a banned diuretic, leading to a criminal investigation that resulted in the arrest of over 40 suspects and involved an estimated 50 million yuan in illicit sales [3]. - Case 3: Chongqing Munibro Beer Illegal Additives - A beer product was found to contain a harmful substance similar to a prescription drug, leading to a fine of 150,000 yuan and referral of the case for criminal prosecution [4]. - Case 4: Zhejiang Shaoxing Sifang Food Co. Vinegar Fraud - The company was caught using acetic acid to produce counterfeit vinegar, with over 900 boxes of non-compliant products seized, and the case has been referred to law enforcement [5]. - Case 5: Fujian Shishi Restaurant Borax Use - A restaurant was found to have illegally used borax in its dumpling fillings, leading to an investigation and referral for criminal charges [6].