Bis(2-ethylhexyl)phthalate or diethylhexyl phthalate, commonly abbreviated DEHP, is an organic compound with the formula C6H4(C8H17COO)2. Taiwan's Department of Health reported to the administration on 24th May 2011 that an emulsifier used in the drinks produced by Taiwanese company was discovered to contain DEHP which has been banned as a food additive since 1999. The emulsifier is a legal food additive in fruit juice, jam and soft drinks but some manufacturers used DEHP as emulsifier to save costs. The scare over a cancer-causing plastic additive in food and drink products from Taiwan has spread to the many importing country. Thousand of beverage bottles suspected of contamination had been recalled.