Chinese Tsingtao Brewery worker filmed pissing into malt container, brewery's share price plummets

A worker from a factory in China's brewery Tsingtao, one of the largest breweries in the country, was filmed urinating into a malt container in the factory on Oct. 19, 2023.

The company later announced that the affected batch of malt from the Tsingtao Brewery No. 3 factory had been sealed off from use and withdrawn from production.

What happened?

A video was uploaded on the Chinese social media platform Weibo on Oct. 19, showing an employee climbing onto the malt containers.

The employee proceeded to urinate into the container.

The video went viral on Weibo and was recirculated on other social media platforms, including TikTok.

Batch of malt sealed

According to Shanghai Daily, the factory is located in Pingdu, a county in the larger Tsingtao city.

The Pingdu Municipal Market Supervision Bureau commenced an investigation into the matter on Oct. 20, 2023.

According to an official statement issued by the bureau on Weibo, an investigation team was immediately formed to enter the scene for investigation and seal up the raw materials in the container.

Tsingtao Brewery also addressed the incident in an official statement on Weibo, acknowledging that it had reported the incident to the police at the first instance.

The company reassured the public that investigations are underway and the batch of malt in question has been sealed.

The brewery added that it would increase supervision efforts and guarantee the quality of its products. It also affirmed its full cooperation with the ongoing investigations.

Top image from Weibo and Tsingtao/Facebook.

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