ABSTRACT
An outbreak similar to the Yusho disease of 1968 occurred in Taiwan
in 1978. In both cases the rice oil used for cooking was contaminated
by PCBs leaking into the food product from a faulty heat exchanger.
An outbreak similar to the Yusho disease of 1968 occurred in Taiwan
in 1978. In both cases the rice oil used for cooking was contaminated
by PCBs leaking into the food product from a faulty heat exchanger.