Selling "alum" over-standard fritters A man in Ledong was sentenced to a suspended sentence of 5,500 yuan

New Hainan Client, Nanhai Net, Nanguo Metropolis Daily January 24 news (reporter Zhang Hongbo correspondent He Shuwen Xing Xiaoshan) a few days ago, because of the sale of fritters added a large number of alum, seriously exceeded the national standard limit, a man in Ledong was sentenced to eight months in prison, suspended for one year, and fined 5500 yuan.

In 2014, China issued the "National Standard for Food Safety And The Standard for the Use of Food Additives", which made clear provisions on the aluminum content in food, allowing the use of alum in fried noodle products. However, the excessive intake of aluminum ions present in the alum by the human body will pose a certain threat to the human body, and excessive intake will affect the absorption of iron, calcium and other components by the human body, resulting in serious foodborne diseases.

Defendant Wan ran a small food workshop such as bread, fritters, buns, and steamed buns at a school in Ledong, and on April 29, 2020, Wan sent 150 fried fritters made to a breakfast shop in Baoyu Town for sale. On the same day, the staff of the Ledong Market Supervision and Administration Bureau conducted a spot check and found that a large amount of alum was added to the fritters produced by Wan Mou, and it was identified that the aluminum content of the fritters involved in the case was 412mg/kg, which had seriously exceeded the national standard limit of 100mg/kg.

After trial, the Ledong court held that the food produced and sold by defendant Wan Mou contained aluminum content that seriously exceeded the national standard, and his behavior had constituted the crime of producing and selling food that did not meet food safety standards. Because defendant Wan X truthfully confessed his criminal conduct, the court decided to give him a lenient punishment, and the defendant Wan X had a good attitude of admitting guilt and showing remorse during the trial, and there was no major adverse impact on the community where he lived, the court decided to apply a suspended sentence to him, sentenced defendant Wan X to eight months' imprisonment, suspended for one year, and fined 5500 yuan.