A Chinese company had identified the additive as glycerin, a safe sweetener and thickener. But it was really diethylene glycol, a low-cost substitute commonly used in automobile antifreeze.

• 一家中国的公司被鉴定出添加甘油,一种安全的甜料和增稠剂。但乙二醇其实是一种普通的低成本的运用于汽车冷冻剂的替代品。