Meicheng mooncakes respond to additive issues
After the Mid-Autumn Festival, the controversy over "Meicheng Mooncake" has not subsided. The product advertised as Hong Kong Meicheng Mooncake, promoted by the online celebrity "Crazy Brother Yang" and the live streaming host of the Three Sheep platform, was found to have no physical point of sales in Hong Kong, and the place of production was not Hong Kong. The news triggered public discussion. On the morning of September 18, a reporter went to Guangzhou Meicheng Food Technology Co., Ltd. in Shiling Town, Huadu District, Guangzhou to conduct a field investigation. The company is one of the manufacturers shown in the packaging of "Meicheng Mooncake". According to the staff at the scene, the company’s business is running normally and has cooperated with the Guangzhou market supervision and management department to accept relevant inspections.
Reporters observed that the industrial park where Guangzhou Meicheng is located also houses a number of companies involved in glass products, plastic products, webbing and luggage accessories. Guangzhou Meicheng’s office building is prominently hung with the logo "Hong Kong Meicheng Food", and the walls are also decorated with the slogan "Hong Kong Meicheng" and "Meicheng · Create China’s high-end fashion souvenir". Although some employees are on vacation, the company’s operations have not been affected.
In response to hot questions about whether Meicheng mooncakes are authentic Hong Kong products, whether they are made by Michelin chefs, and whether they contain black truffles, the staff responded that the specific details will not be answered until the vacationers return. At the same time, he confirmed that the market supervision department has completed the on-site verification and the company has provided the necessary information to cooperate.
In addition, the reporter found that on an e-commerce platform, the moon cake products in the "Mei Chengli Flagship Store" have been removed from the shelves after the Mid-Autumn Festival, which is in line with the sales law of such seasonal products, while other non-seasonal products are still selling normally. However, there are still three product links displayed in the store on the morning of September 18. By the afternoon of that day, there is only one "Western Cake Gift Box" product left, and it shows that it has been removed from the shelves. The store customer service explained that the reason is "stock is exhausted".