The director of the Food Office of Jinan City's Industry and Commerce Administration, Mr. Jiang, stated that upon learning about this incident, relevant staff members have been dispatched to the scene for investigation.
Netizens expressed concern over the quality of their own tangyuan (rice balls) while following up on this event, asking: "What if there are also band-aids or other unclean things in my tangyuan? Should I throw away these rice balls that I paid money for, or should I eat them?" Some netizens joked, "Eating a tangyuan with a band-aid inside will definitely make you 'miss' it forever." Meanwhile, some netizens believed that, "Based on the description on Weibo, this is just an isolated incident. However, we hope the company can take this matter seriously and ensure it doesn't happen again."
A netizen exposed online that they found a band-aid in a box of Tangyuan from the brand Sanniang, sparking heated discussions. In order to prove what he said was true, "Li Xiaoya" uploaded pictures of the tangyuan containing the band-aid. The picture showed that beside a bag of black sesame tangyuan from the brand Sanniang, there was a band-aid full of pitch-black filling that seemed to have been pulled out from the tangyuan filling. "Li Xiaoya" described this as "too disgusting" and stated that he had taken a photo of the receipt when purchasing the tangyuan, hoping that the Sanniang Food Co., Ltd. could "investigate thoroughly and provide a reasonable explanation."
On February 6, Husheng Online reported that tangyuan is a staple food in many households during the Lantern Festival, and its quality is of great concern to the general public. On the evening of February 5, a netizen revealed on Weibo that while eating black sesame large tangyuan from the brand Sanniang, they unexpectedly found a band-aid inside. This Weibo post drew attention from numerous netizens, and by the time the reporter finished writing, the related forwards had exceeded 11,000 times.
On the evening of February 5, the netizen "Li Xiaoya" revealed on Weibo that while eating black sesame large tangyuan from the brand Sanniang, they accidentally "found a band-aid inside." According to their introduction, this bag of black sesame large tangyuan was purchased by her parents at a large supermarket in Jinan City.
On the afternoon of February 6, Zhengzhou Sanniang Food Co., Ltd., the producer of the Sanniang tangyuan, responded to the reporter from Husheng Online regarding this incident. A Ms. Zhu from the company's public relations department told the reporter that after the incident occurred, the company has been actively contacting the consumer, "We are currently further communicating with them and hope they can provide the batch and serial number of the product. Through our traceable system, we will find out which link caused the quality issue. If it is our responsibility, we will certainly not shirk responsibility, and we will give consumers and the public a satisfactory response."
Husheng Online reported on February 6 that the Industry and Commerce Bureau of Jinan City, Shandong Province, replied that relevant staff members have been sent to the scene to investigate this matter. Zhengzhou Sanniang Food Co., Ltd., the involved enterprise, stated that they are currently further communicating with the consumer. If it is their responsibility, "they will certainly not shirk responsibility, and they will give consumers and the public a satisfactory response."
Response: Will Provide a Satisfactory Answer to the Public
"Li Xiaoya"'s Weibo revelation about the Sanniang tangyuan happened on the eve of the Lantern Festival, which is the peak sales period for tangyuan throughout the year. After this Weibo post was released, it immediately attracted the attention of many netizens. By the time the reporter finished writing, the related Weibo forwards had exceeded 11,000 times, and relevant posts also appeared successively on communities such as Huasheng Forum and Mopu.