Tsingtao Apologizes for “Psychological Harm” Caused By “Suspended Solids” In Beer

It’s a rough translation for sure, but Tsingtao is apologizing for the psychological harm & embarrassment that finding floaters in their beer may have caused to consumers.  From Qialong.com:

Tsingtao brewery to apologise to the consumer

Why is there this situation, Qingdao Beer marketing huaxi City Centre public relations staff told local reporters, Qingdao Beer on the spiritual harm caused to consumers, psychological shadows apologizes, Tsingtao Brewery Company will immediately investigate the matter, but also will give consumers a satisfactory response in the last two days.

As to why the beer bottle this "suspension", the staff, on the one hand may be caused in liquor cover leak during transport. The other hand, it may be caused because of the wine bottle washing not clean. However, specific reasons to be further investigated.

At the same time, in Luzhou city, head of the consumers ‘ Association said that when experiencing violations of their legitimate rights and interests of consumers in their daily lives, it is timely to reflect consumer association, through the proper way, safeguard their lawful rights and interests, for Mr Zhu reflected Qingdao Beer containing suspended substance, a consumer association is inadmissible.

Mr Zhu said previously always likes to drink Tsingtao beer, because this matter, impression of Qingdao Beer compromised.

At present, Mr Zhu made several demands: one is to ask the Tsingtao Brewery Company an apology for this thing, then including four consumers, Mr Zhu to conduct medical checks, and also the need to make appropriate financial compensation.

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Chengdu, the first "food quality legal aid case" win

Toast to a friend when you pour beer, pour out the junk out of the bottle, so much so that everyone was embarrassed, Chengdu Li Chun (pseudonym), Huff took to the road to rights. Mediation failed twice, he brought in lawyers, Brewer to court, claims had been rejected. On March 1 of this year, the legal aid Ordinance in Chengdu food quality into the scope of legal aid for the first time, Li Chun applied for legal aid, finally successful activist. Yesterday, the activist he awarded 10,000 dollars a year.

On May 10, the Chengdu intermediate people’s court hearing on the case. The Court held that the Brewer should apologize to Li Chun, and in accordance with the provisions of the Food Safety Act, to Li Chun paid compensation from two beer price 10 times, to this warning and litigation purposes. Under the Court mediation, beer producers in court apologized to Li Chun. Yesterday, Li Chun got 10,000 yuan in compensation.

Yesterday, the legal assistance centre has published the case of Chengdu city, and said Li Chunyi is first food quality and public interest litigation case of Chengdu City won. The staff of the Centre said that the Chengdu city legal aid Ordinance implemented since March 1, 2012, food quality proceedings for the first time into the scope of legal aid, community legal issues related to food security in the future, are eligible to apply for legal aid, free legal proceedings.

The staff of the Centre said that consumers buy inferior products, usually due to lower product prices, activist costs are too high, excessive time and effort to give up rights, cannot allow enterprises to assume the corresponding responsibility, multiplying the connivance of unscrupulous companies, you need to have a cautionary tale.