Processed grain products, edible agricultural products, sugar, tea and related products, dairy products, beverages, alcohol, pastries, stir-fried foods and nut products... Are these foods that we often eat safe? Recently, the State Administration for Market Regulation organized a food safety supervision and sampling inspection. The sampling inspection includes grain processing products, edible agricultural products, sugar, tea and related products, dairy products, beverages, alcohol, pastries, fried foods and nut products, biscuits, starch and starch products, convenience foods, potatoes and puffed foods, egg products, soy products, bee products, canned food, vegetable products, fruit products, meat products, aquatic products, condiments, frozen drinks, confectionery products, health food, special dietary foods and edible oils, oils and fats and their products.
289 batches of samples of 27 major categories of food: 5 batches of samples of 4 major categories of food such as edible agricultural products, starch and starch products, fruit products and aquatic products were found to be unqualified. The main problems found were organic pollutant pollution, heavy metal pollution, and over-limit use of food additives.
For unqualified foods found in the sampling:
The State Administration for Market Regulation has instructed the provincial market supervision departments in Liaoning, Shanghai, Jiangsu, Zhejiang, Fujian, Henan, Sichuan, Tibet and other provinces to immediately organize verification and disposal, 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; strictly deal with violations of laws and regulations in accordance with the law; and promptly disclose the risk prevention and control measures and verification and disposal taken by enterprises to the public and report to the General Administration.
Specifics
First, the problem of organic pollutant pollution
Taobao Netizen Fish Food (operated by Dalian Youyu Economic and Trade Co., Ltd. of Liaoning Province) sells crispy small yellow fish (spicy flavor) produced by Fangxin Food Co., Ltd. in Lianyungang City, Jiangsu Province, which is sold on Taobao (online store), of which the N-dimethylnitrosamine detection value does not meet the provisions of the national food safety standards. The inspection institution is Nanjing Municipal Institute of Product Quality Supervision and Inspection.
Second, the problem of heavy metal pollution
Millet spicy (pepper) from the Mengyang Wholesale Market in Chengdu, Sichuan Province (supplier: Peng Junchao) sold by the Air Freight Vegetable Wholesale Department of Wanlaoyuan in Lhasa, Tibet, of which cadmium (in terms of Cd) test value does not meet the requirements of the national food safety standards. The inspection institution is Jiangsu Food and Drug Supervision and Inspection Institute.
Third, the problem of over-limit use of food additives
(1) The salt-reducing and salt-stained jellyfish sold by Taobao Fu'an Guangzhihua Food Store in Fu'an City, Ningde City, Fujian Province (the operator is Guangzhihua Food Store in Fu'an City, Ningde City, Fujian Province) and nominally produced by Cangnan Fushun Aquatic Products Co., Ltd. of Wenzhou City, Zhejiang Province, of which the detection value of sorbic acid and its potassium salt (in terms of sorbic acid) does not meet the provisions of the national food safety standards. The inspection agency is Fuzhou Customs Technical Center.
(2) Wumeigan sold by Tmall Qiuzhiren flagship store (operated by Hangzhou Lin'an Changguang Food Co., Ltd., Zhejiang Province) in Tmall Mall (online store), nominally distributed by Hangzhou Lin'an Changguang Food Co., Ltd. of Zhejiang Province, and produced by Hangzhou Lin'an Shan Dianshui Food Co., Ltd., Zhejiang Province, in which the sum of the proportions of bright blue, amaranth red, and the same color coloring agent when used in combination does not meet the provisions of the national food safety standards. The inspection institution is Chengdu Food Inspection and Research Institute.
(3) Pinduoduo Yuntai Farmhouse (operated by Shangyou Food Sales Company of Wuzhi County, Jiaozuo City, Henan Province) sold in Pinduoduo (mobile APP), nominally Chengdu Weidinghui Fashion E-commerce Co., Ltd. of Sichuan Province, entrusted by Henan Province Yuzhou Benjian Potato Industry Development Co., Ltd. to produce iron stick yam vermicelli noodles, of which the residual amount of aluminum (dry samples, in terms of Al) does not meet the national standards for food safety. The inspection institution is Jilin Provincial Food Inspection Institute.
In addition, mooncakes are seasonal foods and need to announce the results of the initial inspection in a timely manner. In the Notice of the State Administration for Market Regulation on the Unqualified Inspection of The Special Sampling of Mooncakes in 2021 (No. 37), the China Meat Food Comprehensive Research Center inspected the Northeast old-fashioned mooncakes (rock sugar Wuren) produced by Songyuan Xinlongyuan Food Co., Ltd. in Jilin Province, and the Guangzhou Customs Technology Center inspected the char siu-flavored mooncakes made by Guangzhou Changmao Food Co., Ltd. in Guangdong Province as unqualified, and were inspected by the re-inspection agencies Beijing Municipal Product Quality Supervision and Inspection Institute and Hua testing and Certification Group Co., Ltd. (Shenzhen) respectively. The result is qualified.
Annex 1
Part of the unqualified test items small knowledge one, N-dimethylnitrosamine N-dimethylnitrosamine is a kind of N-nitrosamine compound, is an internationally recognized more toxic pollutant, with hepatotoxicity and carcinogenicity. Acute poisoning caused by N-dimethylnitrosamines is currently less common, but it can also cause acute poisoning if one or more foods containing large amounts of N-nitrosamines are ingested. The National Standard for Food Safety (GB 2762-2017) stipulates that the maximum limit value of N-dimethylnitrosamine in aquatic products (except canned aquatic products) is 4.0 μg/kg. The reason why the N-dimethylnitrosamine detection value in cooked animal aquatic products exceeds the standard may be caused by the corrosion of the raw materials of the product or pollution during processing. Cadmium (in terms of Cd) cadmium is an accumulative heavy metal element that can enter the human body through the food chain. Long-term consumption of foods with cadmium exceeding the standard may cause damage to the human kidneys and liver, but also affect the immune system, and may even damage the higher neural activity of children. The National Standard for Food Safety (GB 2762-2017) stipulates that the limit value of cadmium (in cd terms) in fresh vegetables (except leafy vegetables, legume vegetables, root and tubers, stem vegetables, and yellow cauliflower) is 0.05mg/kg. The reason why the detection value of cadmium (in terms of Cd) in peppers exceeded the standard may be that cadmium in the soil was enriched during its growth. Third, sorbic acid and its potassium salt (in terms of sorbic acid) sorbic acid and its potassium salt have strong antibacterial properties, good antiseptic effect, and are currently widely used food preservatives. Long-term consumption of foods with excessive sorbic acid and its potassium salt may cause harm to liver, kidney and bone growth. The National Standard for Food Safety and the Standard for the Use of Food Additives (GB 2760-2014) stipulate that the maximum amount of use of sorbic acid and its potassium salt (in terms of sorbic acid) in saline aquatic products is 0.075g/kg. The reason why the saline aquatic product Zhongshan sorbic acid and its potassium salt (in terms of sorbic acid) exceed the standard may be that the enterprise exceeds the limit of use in order to extend the shelf life of the product or make up for the poor sanitary conditions in the production process of the product, or it may not be accurately measured during use. Fourth, bright blue bright blue, also known as edible blue No. 2, water-soluble non-azo compound, is a common synthetic colorant, widely used in food production. If the long-term intake of bright blue exceeds the standard of food, there is a possibility of teratogenicity and carcinogenicity. The National Standard for Food Safety and the Standard for the Use of Food Additives (GB 2760-2014) stipulate that the maximum use of bright blue in the candied fruit of cold fruits is 0.025g/kg. The reason why the bright blue detection value in the candied fruit of the cool fruit exceeds the standard may be that the measurement is not accurate in the production process, resulting in the final product bright blue exceeding the standard, or it may be that the production enterprises use it excessively to improve the color of the product and increase the market value. Amaranth red, also known as blue acid red, azo compound, is a common synthetic colorant and is widely used in food production. If the long-term intake of amaranth red exceeds the standard of food, there is a possibility of teratogenicity and carcinogenicity. The National Standard for Food Safety and the Standard for the Use of Food Additives (GB 2760-2014) stipulate that the maximum use of amaranth red in candied fruits is 0.05g/kg. The reason why the red detection value of amaranth in the candied fruit of the cold fruit exceeds the standard may be that the measurement of the final product amaranth exceeds the standard during the production process, or it may be that the production enterprises use it excessively to improve the color of the product and increase the market value. Sixth, the same color colorant mixed use of the sum of their respective dosage of its maximum amount of colorant, also known as food coloring, is used to give and improve the color of food. If long-term excessive intake, it will increase the burden on the liver and gastrointestinal tract, causing certain harm to human health. The National Standard for Food Safety The Standard for the Use of Food Additives (GB 2760-2014) stipulates that the sum of the proportions of the same color colorants used in their maximum use shall not exceed 1. The reason why the sum of the proportion of the same color coloring agent in the mixed use of the same color colorants in the candied fruits exceeds the standard may be that the production enterprise does not understand the national food safety standards and adds a variety of the same color colorants in excess of the limit, or it may not strictly control the dosage of the same color colorants in the production and processing process. Seven, the residual amount of aluminum (dry samples, in terms of Al) contains aluminum food additives, such as potassium aluminum sulfate (also known as potassium alum), ammonium aluminum sulfate (also known as ammonium alum), etc., in food as a leavening agent, stabilizer use, after use will produce aluminum residues. Aluminum-containing food additives will not cause harm to health when used according to standards, but long-term consumption of foods with aluminum exceeding standards will lead to a decline in exercise and learning and memory, affecting children's intellectual development. The National Standard for Food Safety and the Standard for the Use of Food Additives (GB 2760-2014) stipulate that the maximum residue limit value of aluminum in vermicelli and vermicelli (dry samples, calculated in Al) is 200mg/kg. The reason why the residual amount of aluminum (dry samples, in terms of Al) in vermicelli and vermicelli exceeds the standard may be that individual enterprises use aluminum-containing food additives in excess of the limit in the production and processing process in order to increase the taste of the product; it may also be that the aluminum content of the compound food additives used by them is too high; it may also be that the raw materials (edible starch) of vermicelli noodles used by manufacturers contain higher content of aluminum in raw materials due to environmental influence.
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