[size=1.077em]Taiwan's government says it will impose harsher penalties for food safety violations after a "gutter oil" scandal.
[size=1.077em]Offenders will face seven years in prison for lacing food with banned substances or falsifying ingredients.
[size=1.077em]If the violation results in death they could be jailed for life and face higher fines.
[size=1.077em]It comes after a firm was found to have sold recycled oil to more than 1,000 businesses.
[size=1.077em]Premier Jiang Yi-huah said on Wednesday that fines for violations will be raised 10 times to a maximum of $200m Taiwan dollars (US$ 6.6m, ￡4m).
[size=1.077em]Whistleblowers will be given a reward of up to 2m Taiwan dollars. That will be doubled if an employee reports violations in his or her own company.
[size=1.077em]"Taiwan's reputation as a gourmet food kingdom has suffered big damage because of this food safety incident and we should all work together to get back on our feet," Mr Jiang said.
[size=1.077em]The move needs approval from parliament.
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Earlier this month edible oil company Chang Guann was fined for selling recycled oil.
[size=1.077em]An investigation found that the company had sold 782 tonnes of tainted oil, collected from cookers and grease traps, mixed with lard oil to customers.
[size=1.077em]Hundreds of tonnes of snacks, instant noodles and dumplings have been removed from shelves in Taiwan and Hong Kong since the violation was revealed.
[size=1.077em]The BBC's Cindy Sui in Taipei says the government is being blamed for being lax in managing food safety.
[size=1.077em]The new measures also include more monitoring of food producers and a hotline for reporting offences to the government
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