Health · Public Health & Disease · 6 hrs ago
Chicken neck and bone paste supplied to Chinese processed-food makers
A media investigation in Henan found chicken neck and bone paste supplied to food makers for sausages, meatballs and dumplings.
The suppliers mechanically separated meat from chicken necks and bones, then ground it into a paste.
One factory said it could produce at least 30 tonnes a day.
At one facility, wastewater flowed across the floor and chicken parts were left in untidy piles.
Some producers’ food manufacturing permits could not be found in an official search, and some said they did not have permits.
Some finished products listed only “chicken” as an ingredient, leaving buyers unclear about which parts were used.
The paste is not automatically illegal, but its use depends on standards for production, hygiene and labeling, raising questions about oversight and consumer information.
A Chinese media investigation found that paste made from chicken necks and bones was supplied in bulk to makers of sausages, meatballs and dumplings.
Some facilities had poor hygiene, including wastewater on floors and ingredients left in disordered piles.
A company in Luohe, Henan province, said it could produce at least 30 tonnes of the paste a day.
The investigation also raised concerns about production permits and labels that identified ingredients only as chicken.
The paste is not automatically illegal under Chinese standards, and its permitted use depends on applicable requirements and hygiene conditions.
- Who
- Food producers in Henan province supplied the paste; other food manufacturers used it.
- What
- Paste made by mechanically separating and grinding chicken necks and bones was supplied as an ingredient for processed foods.
- When
- Local media reported on the investigation on 28 October 2026.
- Where
- The investigation covered food businesses in Luohe, Anyang and Hebi, in Henan province, China.
- Why
- The paste was produced as a food ingredient for processed-food makers. The investigation raised concerns about hygiene, permits and ingredient labelling.
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Shandong Broadcasting-affiliated Shan Dian News conducted undercover reporting at food businesses in Luohe, Anyang and Hebi.
South Korean outlets reported that the investigation found chicken neck and bone paste being supplied to processed-food makers.
- Production capacity
- At least 30 tonnes a day at one Luohe company
- Reported price
- 3,800 yuan per tonne
- Investigation locations
- Luohe, Anyang and Hebi, Henan province
- Products named
- Sausages, meatballs and dumplings
- Permit checks
- Some companies’ production permit details could not be found in the national food-production permit search system
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