2025年10月27日，一段拍攝於遼寧省葫蘆島市的短影片在網路上瘋傳，內容顯示一名男子赤腳站在酸菜發酵池中，一邊抽菸、一邊隨口吐痰，整個過程被旁人拍下後上傳至社交媒體，引發全網震怒與輿論譴責。許多網友紛紛留言表示「噁心到吃不下飯」、「這是對食品安全的侮辱」，更有不少人質疑中國部分地區的食品加工環境是否仍存在嚴重衛生漏洞。

影片中，該男子似乎身處一間酸菜生產廠房內，四周是用於發酵的大型水泥池，池中盛滿待醃製的白菜。他嘴裡叼著香菸，時不時吸幾口，然後毫不避諱地將菸灰彈進池裡，甚至當場向酸菜池中吐口水。這一幕被拍下後迅速在微博、抖音、B站等平台引發強烈反應。許多網民聯想到過去多起「食品衛生醜聞」，例如此前的「工人踩酸菜事件」與「泡麵調料包不衛生事件」，認為這次事件再度暴露出食品生產環節監管的漏洞。

面對持續發酵的輿論壓力，葫蘆島市市場監督管理局於當日下午作出回應，確認事件確實發生在葫蘆島市境內，目前已由省級市場監管部門介入調查。官方表示，市級市場監管相關負責領導已經趕赴現場，對涉事企業的生產車間進行全面封存與取樣，並展開現場調查，以確認影片所拍攝的具體企業與責任人身份。不過截至目前，涉事酸菜廠的具體名稱尚未對外公開。

監管部門同時強調，一經查明，若確認存在違法加工、嚴重違反食品安全規範的行為，將依法嚴懲，可能面臨停業整頓、吊銷生產許可證，甚至追究刑事責任。

此事件再次引發社會對食品安全與企業監管透明度的廣泛討論。許多消費者表示，酸菜作為中國北方冬季常見的傳統醃製食品，近年因「老壇酸菜」事件而名譽受損，如今又出現類似畫面，勢必進一步削弱公眾對國產食品的信任。

有專家指出，這類問題的根源在於部分中小型食品企業缺乏標準化管理與衛生意識，地方監管力量有限，對生產現場缺乏常態化抽查與監督。而影片中出現的行為，不僅違反《食品安全法》，也嚴重觸犯了社會公德與職業操守。

目前，葫蘆島市政府與省市場監管部門已承諾將公開調查結果，並對全市相關醃製食品企業展開全面自查行動。社會各界普遍關注事件後續發展，期盼此次事件能成為中國食品生產監管改革的又一次警鐘，防止同類惡行再度發生。

On October 27, 2025, a disturbing video filmed in Huludao City, Liaoning Province went viral across Chinese social media, sparking nationwide outrage. The footage showed a man standing barefoot inside a sauerkraut fermentation pool, smoking a cigarette, and spitting into the mixture, all while seemingly indifferent to hygiene. The clip quickly spread across platforms such as Weibo, Douyin, and Bilibili, with countless viewers expressing disgust and anger, calling it “revolting,” “a disgrace to food safety,” and “a reminder of how fragile consumer trust remains.”

In the video, the man is seen inside what appears to be a sauerkraut processing facility, surrounded by large cement fermentation pools filled with pickled cabbage. As he smokes, he flicks cigarette ashes into the brine and even spits directly into the pool. The appalling behavior reignited public memories of previous food safety scandals in China—such as the infamous “workers stepping in sauerkraut” incident—raising deep concerns about unsanitary production environments and lax supervision in certain local food industries.

In response to the public outcry, the Huludao City Market Supervision Administration issued an official statement confirming that the incident indeed took place in Huludao. The provincial-level market regulation authorities have since intervened, while local supervisory officials have arrived at the scene to conduct a full investigation. The production site has been sealed off, and product samples have been collected for testing. However, as of now, the exact name of the sauerkraut company involved has not been disclosed.

Officials stated that once the company’s identity and the individuals responsible are confirmed, severe penalties will follow. Possible actions include suspension of operations, revocation of the company’s production license, and even criminal prosecution if violations of China’s Food Safety Law are substantiated.

The incident has reignited public debate over food safety, hygiene standards, and regulatory transparency in China. Sauerkraut—an everyday traditional preserved food in northern regions—has already faced reputational damage in recent years due to past scandals. Many consumers expressed that this new controversy has further eroded their confidence in domestically produced food products.

Experts note that such incidents often stem from poorly managed small and mid-sized food enterprises, where hygiene protocols are either ignored or inadequately enforced. Local market regulators, they argue, often lack sufficient manpower to conduct routine inspections. The behavior captured in the video, they emphasized, not only violates national food safety regulations but also blatantly disregards public morality and professional ethics.

The Huludao city government and the provincial market supervision bureau have pledged to publicly release the results of the investigation and conduct a comprehensive review of all sauerkraut production facilities in the region. Across China, the public and media continue to monitor the case closely, viewing it as another major wake-up call for the country’s food industry—one that underscores the urgent need for stricter oversight and renewed public trust in food safety.