Pictures and videos showed large crowds gathered in front of the Presidential Office.
Protesters were seen holding banners. “Failure to ensure food safety. Covering up health risks,” read one slogan.
“Oppose poisonous oil, protect food safety,” said another.
KMT also called for Taiwan’s Premier Cho Jung-tai to resign over the government’s handling of the scandal.
Earlier this month, a Legislative Yuan committee had approved a motion proposed by opposition lawmakers calling for Premier Cho Jung-tai, Taiwan’s Minister of Health and Welfare Shih Chung-liang and TFDA’s Director-General Chiang Chih-kang to step down.
The party also demanded Taiwanese President Lai Ching-te “immediately apologise” and to stop “avoiding the people”.
In a separate Facebook post, Huang Kuo-chang, a politician from the centre-left Taiwan’s People Party demanded that Cho step down from his post and take responsibility.
Cho on Friday said that rallying was a “civil right” and hoped that rational discussions would prevail after the rally, Taiwanese news reports said.
“More than three weeks have passed,” said Huang. “Has the DPP government told the public where the alleged contaminated oil has gone?”
Central Union Oil was fined NT$165.2 million (US$5.2 million) over the incident.
Taiwan’s Food and Drug Administration (TFDA) said the Taichung-based edible oil supplier had detected excessive levels of benzo[a]pyrene in a batch of “soybean salad oil”.
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