On the afternoon of July 29, the State Administration for Market Regulation held a special press conference on food safety, announcing five typical cases including the illegal addition case of Chongqing Munich Bolang Brewery and the series of cases involving "live-stream sales of toxic pressed candy" in Haidian, Beijing. According to the notification, in September 2024, the Market Supervision Administration of Dadukou District, Chongqing received consumer complaints about discomfort after drinking "Munich Emperor Gold Premium Polypeptide Original Beer." Testing revealed the beer contained "O-propyl vardenafil," a substance functionally similar to the prescription drug "Viagra." Excessive consumption can cause cardiovascular abnormalities, visual disturbances, and other adverse reactions. It is a toxic and harmful non-food raw material strictly prohibited in food. The investigation found that the involved company, Munich Bolang Brewery (Chongqing) Co., Ltd., sold 67 cases of this beer online and offline. In February 2025, the Dadukou District Market Supervision Administration imposed administrative penalties on the, including confiscation of products and illegal gains, a fine of 150,000 yuan, and transferred suspected criminal of the company and its upstream production enterprise to public security authorities for criminal responsibility. Tianyancha APP shows that Munich Bolang Brewery was established on May 8, 2020, with legal representative Luo Xiangzhen. The company's shareholders are Mi Xiaoping and Luo Xiangzhen, holding 51% and 49% respectively. Regarding the Beijing Haidian "live-stream sales of toxic pressed candy" series case, the State Administration for Market Regulation reported that in September 2024, consumers complained to the Haidian District Market Supervision Administration in Beijing about adverse reactions after consuming "Light Song Xian Konjac Magic Bean Botanical Fruit and Vegetable Pressed Candy" purchased from the live-stream platform "Sister Fen Teaches Matching." Testing showed the product contained the diuretic "buthiazide," strictly prohibited in food. The investigation found the product was commissioned by Shandong Linyi Zhongtong E-commerce Co., Ltd. and produced by a factory, sold through 15 live-stream rooms and 21 internet celebrity anchors via live-stream sales, covering 9 provinces. The anchor team forged test reports and hired "click farms" to induce purchases, forming a criminal chain of "production-supply-broadcast-sales." In November 2024, the Haidian District Market Supervision Administration transferred the case to public security authorities. Joint operations with public security authorities in 8 provinces and 11 cities led to the arrest of over 40 suspects, criminal detention of 39 people, closure of 15 live-stream rooms, with involved amounts exceeding 50 million yuan. Currently, the Haidian District Procuratorate has prosecuted the principal offenders. In the first half of this year, the market supervision system completed 2.639 million food safety supervision samples, removed, sealed, or recalled 69,000 batches of substandard products; handled 181,000 food cases, with fines and confiscations of 740 million yuan, transferred 653 cases to judicial organs, and imposed 1,372 employment restrictions. The high-pressure deterrent has been continuously strengthened. (By Hou Ruining)