Baijiu standards called for (2)

The amount of the chemical found in Chinese liquor products is much lower than the standards set by other countries, claimed the association.

The Xinhua News Agency reported that DBP was also found in some samples of imported liquor.

The General Administration of Quality Supervision, Inspection and Quarantine said the chemical residue found in the liquor likely comes from plastic containers, tubes and other materials used during a product's production, storage and transport, reported Xinhua on Wednesday.

The watchdog has ordered liquor makers to adjust the way they handle and package their product, said Xinhua.

"Now the government should get involved and let the public know what kind of harm the plasticizer might cause," Zhang Yongjian, director of the Research Center for Development and Regulation of Food and Drug Industry, the Chinese Academy of Social Sciences, told the Global Times.