The spicy apricot robe mushroom ingredient list is printed with sodium benzoate, and the third-party inspection agency has also detected that it contains sodium benzoate but passed the judgment, and the market supervision department has filed a case against the enterprises involved and the third-party inspection agency in accordance with the law
The picture of the packaging of the spicy apricot robe mushroom involved in the case
Viewers called the hotline to report that he had purchased several cans of food called "spicy apricot abalone mushrooms." After receiving the goods, it was found that an additive that could not be used in the apricot abalone mushroom product appeared on the ingredient list.
The monitoring standards of the market supervision bureaus of the two places are different
This can of "spicy apricot abalone mushrooms" was purchased by Mr. Quan, a citizen of Xiangyang, Hubei Province, through the e-commerce platform in 2020. The food is produced in Huimin County, Binzhou City, and the consignor is located in Tianqiao District, Jinan City. On the ingredient list of "spicy apricot abalone mushrooms", there is a food additive of "sodium benzoate", which is not allowed to be added by fungal foods. Mr. Quan reported the matter to the Market Supervision Bureau of Huimin County, Binzhou City, where the place of origin is located, and the Market Supervision Bureau of Tianqiao District of Jinan City, where the entrusting merchant is located.
What Mr. Quan did not expect was that he received two replies with different conclusions. The administrative treatment notice issued by the Market Supervision and Administration Bureau of Tianqiao District of Jinan City said: After investigation, this "spicy apricot abalone mushroom" containing benzoic acid and its sodium salt violated the requirements of relevant national standards and was an illegal act. However, the reply issued by the Huimin County Market Supervision and Administration Bureau determined that the spicy apricot abalone mushroom produced by Shandong Wudingfu Brewing Co., Ltd. was a qualified product. It also attaches the "Food Safety Supervision and Sampling Inspection Report" issued by the third party "Omar Testing Co., Ltd." entrusted by the Huimin County Market Supervision and Administration Bureau.
The reporter came to the Jinan Tianqiao District Market Supervision and Administration Bureau, the staff said that in the sampling test of "spicy apricot abalone mushrooms", the reference is the relevant provisions of GB2760-2014 "National Standard for Food Safety And Food Additive Use Standards", which can be added to the food name of benzoic acid and its sodium salt, and the vegetables that can be used for pickling do not contain edible mushrooms and other related food names, so it is judged that the product has illegal acts. They declined to comment on the report issued by Huimin.
In the sampling inspection report issued by a company entrusted by the Huimin County Market Supervision and Administration Bureau, the reporter found that although benzoic acid and its sodium salt were detected in the "spicy apricot abalone mushroom", the inspection conclusion was that the inspected items met the requirements of GB2760-2014 "National Standard for Food Safety" and the standard for the use of food additives.
The reporter then came to the Huimin County Market Supervision and Administration Bureau, and the staff said: It is reasonable to say that it is not allowed to add, because it is a preservative, pickled pickles can be added, this apricot abalone mushroom is not allowed to be added, it is a fungus. As for how to issue this report, the staff said that the reporter should study and study why this report is legal.
Why can't benzoic acid and its sodium salts be added to pickled foods of fungi? Hou Chengjun, director of the Provincial Market Supervision and Administration Bureau, said: Because benzoic acid and its sodium salt cannot be added to fungal pickled foods, it is clearly stipulated by national standards and must be strictly observed, and there can be no sloppiness. It can be seen from the film that the conclusion of Huimin's report is wrong. After the end of the program, we immediately conducted an investigation and verification, and if we found that there were violations of laws and regulations, we would resolutely deal with them according to law and never tolerate them.
Specific questions were asked on the spot by the Binzhou Municipal Market Supervision and Administration Bureau, and Zhang Bo, director of the bureau, said: We verify this report, and if there is a false report, it will be immediately and seriously investigated. This shows that our ability to supervise comrades is low, their responsibilities are not in place, and their performance of their duties is not in place. Food safety is a major concern for people's livelihood. If food is illegal, we have zero tolerance. If there is a problem with the staff, the territory is required to conduct an immediate investigation and seriously pursue responsibility.
Follow-up
<h1 class="pgc-h-arrow-right" data-track="30" > asked the government of Shandong | the results of the report were inaccurate The supervision group of the Provincial Market Supervision Bureau went to Heze Binzhou to investigate the problem "spicy apricot abalone mushroom"</h1>
On April 15, "Ask politics in Shandong" exposed that Mr. Quan, a citizen of Xiangyang, Hubei Province, purchased "spicy apricot abalone mushrooms", and after purchasing, he found that the ingredient list of "spicy apricot abalone mushrooms" was printed with "sodium benzoate", a food additive.
In this regard, Hou Chengjun, director of the Shandong Provincial Market Supervision and Administration Bureau, said at the scene of the government that because sodium benzoate cannot be added to the fungal pickled food is clearly stipulated by the national standard, it must be strictly observed and cannot be sloppy.
After the program was broadcast, the Shandong Provincial Market Supervision Bureau successively sent two supervision teams to Heze High-tech Zone and Binzhou Huimin County to carry out on-site inspections. Omar Testing Co., Ltd., located in Heze, is a commissioned third party to issue the "Food Safety Supervision and Sampling Inspection Report" for spicy apricot abalone mushrooms. Heze market supervision department rushed to Omar Testing Co., Ltd. that night to collect solidification related evidence, and traced the source of the inspection process to the problem report, inspected the operation procedures of the inspection system of the enterprise, and inquired about the inspectors and approvers of the problem report to learn more about the specific inspection situation and the relevant details of the report.
"After a comprehensive investigation by the investigation team, it was found that the results of the test data in the problem report were untrue." Meng Xueqi, director of the comprehensive supervision department of Heze High-tech Zone, said that in the next step, Heze will file a case against enterprises for violations of laws and regulations. In response to the results of the supervision survey, Shao Yujie, general manager of Omar Testing Co., Ltd., expressed a sincere apology, and the company will also increase training efforts, improve the inspection ability of staff, take practical and effective measures, actively rectify, and assume the responsibilities of enterprises.
The supervision group asked Heze to immediately carry out special rectification actions and resolutely eliminate similar problems.
"Enterprises have the problem of not understanding the standards for the use of additives, confusing the classification of pickled edible mushrooms and pickled vegetables, and leading to the problem of illegal addition of benzoic acid." In Binzhou, the supervision group reviewed the relevant production records of the enterprises involved in Huimin County, and the preliminary investigation concluded that the detected sodium benzoate may be caused by the introduction of soy sauce raw materials. Wang Ling, director of the Food Production Division of the Shandong Provincial Market Supervision Bureau, said in an interview with lightning news reporters that the company also has the problem of irregular product identification.
"We found that local regulators also have inaccurate and inadequate understanding of product standards and additive standards, and cannot give timely and correct guidance to enterprises." The supervision site detailed the daily supervision of the Enterprises involved by the Huimin County Market Supervision Bureau and the relevant situation of the relevant product qualification test report. At the same time, preliminary inquiries were made about the supervisors involved in the Huimin County Bureau. Wang Ling, director of the Food Production Department of the Shandong Provincial Market Supervision Bureau, said that if the facts are clarified, the existing violations of laws and regulations will be dealt with in accordance with the law.
"In the next step, we will learn from each other, establish a long-term mechanism, continue to standardize the market order of the inspection and testing industry, and truly play the role of certification, accreditation, inspection and testing to deliver trust services." Liu Qiang, director of the Certification and Accreditation Department of the Shandong Provincial Market Supervision and Administration Bureau, said in an interview with the lightning news reporter that at present, the Heze High-tech Zone and the Binzhou City Market Supervision Comprehensive Law Enforcement Detachment have separately filed investigations against Omar Testing Co., Ltd. and Shandong Wudingfu Brewing Co., Ltd., and the enterprises and related personnel will be seriously investigated and punished in accordance with laws and regulations. The supervision group required the two places to carry out comprehensive investigation and rectification of food production enterprises, seriously investigate and deal with the problem of "two super and one non-one", and immediately carry out business training and learning for management personnel to improve professional supervision capabilities and levels. At the same time, strengthen the inspection and supervision of testing institutions, "zero tolerance" for insufficient technical capabilities and irregular acts of sampling testing, and put the offending institutions on the "blacklist".
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