Vermicelli is a special traditional food made of sweet potatoes, potatoes, etc. as raw materials, and after being processed by grinding and sedimentation, it is made of strips of dried silk. There are unique production processes and cooking methods throughout China, such as pork stew noodles in the northeast and ant trees in Sichuan. But are all the noodles we eat safe?
Recently, the Yibin Municipal Market Supervision and Administration Bureau of Sichuan Province organized a food safety sampling work, of which 3 batches of vermicelli were unqualified, the situation is as follows:
The vermicelli of Chengjun Soy Sauce Vinegar Village in Changning County, the residual amount of aluminum is 363mg/kg, and the standard value is ≤200mg/kg, which exceeds the standard and does not meet the national food safety regulations.
The vermicelli of Chen Simei Dry Fresh Shop in Changning County, the residual amount of aluminum is 283mg/kg, and the standard value is ≤200mg/kg, which exceeds the standard and does not meet the national food safety regulations.
Jiang'an County Tieqing Town Xinggui grain and oil dry and fresh business department of vermicelli (sweet potato noodles), aluminum residue inspection value of 469mg / kg, the standard value of ≤ 200mg / kg, after the inspection exceeded the standard, does not meet the national food safety regulations.
For the unqualified products found in the sampling inspection, the Yibin Municipal Market Supervision and Administration Bureau has instructed the local market supervision department to investigate and deal with them according to law. Changning County and Jiang'an County have urged food trading enterprises to find out the flow of products, recall unqualified products, analyze the causes and rectify them.
Why do vermicelli have aluminum residues?
In the process of traditional vermicelli vermicelli, the addition of aluminum potassium sulfate (alum) can improve the toughness of the vermicelli and reduce the loss of broken strips. The addition of potassium aluminium sulfate causes aluminum residues in vermicelli noodles.
Studies have found that prolonged intake of aluminum can cause chronic toxicity in the human body. After being absorbed through the gastrointestinal tract, aluminum accumulates mainly in the bones, causing osteoporosis and osteochondrosis, and it is difficult to excrete from the body. Therefore, when buying vermicelli, you should choose to go to regular shopping malls, supermarkets and farmers' markets with standardized management to choose well-known brand products to buy.