Chengdu opens investigation into sulfur-fumigated Angelica sales

This is a provenance and compliance story as much as a food-safety one: enforcement at Hehuachi, a major TCM trading hub, signals that regulators are willing to move from inspection to formal investigation and seizure, which raises the cost of non-compliant processing across the herb supply chain. It matters most to merchants, processors and buyers sourcing Angelica through Chengdu, where documentation and testing records become the practical dividing line. The open question is whether the citywide targeted testing of spices and herbs stays a localized response or becomes a template for other TCM markets.