On June 21, a netizen exposed finding a whole frog in a Nai Xue tea box. Previously, another well-known beverage company, Migu Xue Bingcheng, had been frequently reported for customers finding cockroaches, flies, mosquitoes, and even desiccants in their drinks. Recently, in Hong Kong, it was discovered that Migu Xue Bingcheng’s drinks had exceeded the standard limits for coliform bacteria by 70%, once again drawing attention to food safety issues in China.
According to a report by mainland media Dahe Daily on June 22, a netizen posted a video showing a whole frog found in a Nai Xue tea box. The person involved expressed, “It’s disgusting, I almost drank it.”
In the video footage, a nearly empty cup of tea appeared to contain what looked like a frog.
The individual explained that she had purchased jasmine tea from Nai Xue tea box last year, which she bought as part of a bulk order that contained some dried jasmine flowers. “The dried frog’s body looks similar to the white [flower], so when you steep it, there’s no way to notice the frog.”
The report mentioned that Nai Xue has contacted the individual involved. The individual has also provided the product and foreign object involved in the incident to Nai Xue.
In the latest video shared by the netizen, employees at a Nai Xue store were seen removing the foreign object from the tea and placing it on a tissue. Nai Xue stated that they will compensate according to relevant regulations under the Food Safety Law.
Nai Xue’s Tea Holdings Company is a Chinese tea beverage operator, mainly operating the freshly made tea brand “Nai Xue’s Tea” and its sub-brand “Taige”. On June 30, 2021, Nai Xue’s Tea was listed on the Hong Kong Stock Exchange and touted as the “world’s number one tea beverage stock”.
Netizens commented, “How could there be a frog? Would anyone dare to drink it?”
“A frog so small wouldn’t deform during the tea rolling process?”
“Looking at the pictures, the tea looks good, and the staff’s attitude is nice. It shouldn’t be intentional, stay strong mentally.”
“Nai Xue should promote this vigorously, it’s truly organic, handpicked.”
“Staff: Congratulations on discovering our hidden delicacy — Nai Xue’s Frog.”
“Organic, green and organic.”
“Nai Xue’s quality control is really rubbish, frogs are even being found, treating food safety as child’s play?”
Under the rule of the Chinese Communist Party, food safety issues in China have long been criticized, with another well-known beverage company Migu Xue Bingcheng receiving numerous complaints.
On June 12, a blogger found a relatively large mosquito in the middle of drinking Migu Xue Bingcheng’s fresh orange drink.
On June 10 at noon, a Miss Yi’s son in Changsha, Hunan, bought a cup of milk tea from Migu Xue Bingcheng’s Changsha Vanke Meixi County store, and when taking the second sip, he encountered a hard object in his mouth. Miss Yi claimed that the hard object turned out to be a small cockroach, which her son almost swallowed, recalling the incident made her feel scared and disgusted. The store owner eventually agreed to compensate Miss Yi’s son with 90 yuan.
In May 2023, a woman in Shantou, Guangdong, complained about finding cockroaches in the Migu Xue Bingcheng store’s drinks, sparking a heated discussion on Weibo.
In September 2023, a consumer in Zhengzhou, Henan, reported finding a spider in their Migu Xue Bingcheng drink.
In March 2024, a consumer in Guangzhou reported on social media finding desiccants in the Migu Xue Bingcheng drink. According to Southern Metropolis Daily at the time, the consumer purchased a bottle of lemon red tea (Snow King version) and only discovered a desiccant pack in the bottle after drinking most of it. Subsequently, they contacted the merchant through a food delivery platform, who said, “I was a bit busy just now, forgot to pour it out,” and offered a refund.
In June 2024, a consumer in Pingdingshan, Henan, reported finding a fly in the Migu Xue Bingcheng drink.
The Hong Kong Food and Environmental Hygiene Department’s Food Safety Center released a notice on June 9 this year. The testing of frozen desserts samples obtained from the Migu Xue Bingcheng store at Good Luck Centre, 3rd floor in Shatin revealed a coliform bacteria content of 170 per gram and a total bacterial count of 75,000 per gram. According to the Frozen Desserts Regulations in Hong Kong, the coliform bacteria content in the samples submitted by Migu Xue Bingcheng exceeded the standard by 70%, and the total bacterial count also exceeded the specified limit.