China probes use of formaldehyde to keep cabbages fresh

The china update

Using the carcinogen to preserve food is prohibited in China, the world's largest producer of cabbages

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Signal Ledger on china

Signal Ledger reads this through the lens of china, probes, use, formaldehyde, keep: Using the carcinogen to preserve food is prohibited in China, the world's largest producer of cabbages.