Source: Jimu News
Recently, the Jiangsu Provincial Market Supervision Bureau issued a notice on the unqualified situation of 12 batches of food (No. 33 of 2021), showing that the "Bama Lilang" drinking natural mineral water (specification model: 500ml/bottle; production date/batch number: 2020-12-04) sold by Wuxi Auchan Supermarket Co., Ltd. and nominally produced by Guangxi Bama Lilang Beverage Co., Ltd. (hereinafter referred to as "Bama Lilang Beverage Company") does not meet the requirements of the national standard for food safety.
The initial inspection institution is Jiangsu Provincial Institute of Product Quality Supervision and Inspection, and the re-inspection institution is Jiangsu Food and Drug Supervision and Inspection Institute.
It is reported that the bromate in natural mineral water is a by-product of the water source water after ozone disinfection. "Drinking Natural Mineral Water" (GB8537-2008) stipulates that the bromate content in natural mineral water ≤ 0.01mg/L. Long-term drinking of natural mineral water with a high content of bromate may have a certain impact on human health.
Image source: Screenshot of the official website of Bamariang
The Jiangsu Provincial Market Supervision Bureau said that in response to the unqualified food found in the supervision and sampling inspection, the bureau has instructed the relevant municipal market supervision department to immediately organize the disposal work, investigate and deal with illegal acts according to law, find out the flow of products, and urge enterprises to take measures such as removing and recalling unqualified products from the shelves to control risks.
Extended popular science
In the new mandatory national standard for drinking mineral water "Drinking Natural Mineral Water" (GB 8537-2008), according to relevant experts, under normal circumstances, the water does not contain bromates, but generally contains bromide. When water is disinfected with ozone, the bromide reacts with ozone and forms bromate after oxidation. The International Center for Research on Cancer (IARC) believes that potassium bromate has a carcinogenic effect on laboratory animals, but the carcinogenic effect of bromate on humans is not yet certain, so it lists bromate as a substance that may be carcinogenic to humans.
Source: Jiangsu Provincial Market Supervision Bureau, China Quality News Network, People's Network Science Popularization, Yangtze Evening News