Potato flour contains a variety of nutrients, and after cooking, it is loved by everyone and is a famous traditional snack. It originated in the court of the Ming Dynasty and was introduced to the people after the Ming Dynasty. Because of its unique taste, it has won praise from the world and has been passed down to this day, becoming a famous food of the Chinese generation.
However, recently, the Market Supervision and Administration Bureau of Tieling City, Liaoning Province, issued an announcement on food safety supervision and sampling information, and two batches of potato flour were found to be unqualified, as follows:
The starch products (pure potato flour) produced by gaoji potato flavor source potato flour processing plant in Yinzhou District, Tieling City, Trade City, Selling Zhangjuan Dry Mixing Stall Bed, Tieling City, the residual amount of aluminum (dry sample, in al terms) The inspection value is 342mg/kg, and the standard value is ≤200mg/kg, which exceeds the standard and does not meet the national food safety regulations.
The potato flour produced by Shenyang Jiuwanda Food Processing Factory sold by The Deshui Frozen Food Stall in Tieling Trade City has a residual amount of aluminum (dry samples, measured in Al) with an inspection value of 300mg/kg and a standard value of ≤200mg/kg.
Products such as potato flour and traditional vermicelli, during processing, the addition of potassium aluminum sulfate (alum) can improve its toughness and reduce the loss of broken strips, but the addition of potassium aluminum sulfate will cause aluminum residues in vermicelli noodles.
Aluminum is a non-essential trace element of the human body, and excessive intake of aluminum will bring harm to the health of the body. Aluminum is deposited in the human body and is generally difficult to excrete, which will affect the absorption of iron, magnesium, zinc, selenium and other elements. In addition, if the long-term excess intake of aluminum, it will increase the burden on the human liver and kidneys.
Potato flour aluminum residue exceeds the standard, which is not good news for friends who love to eat, and I hope that manufacturers can strictly control the food safety problems in the production process and take responsibility for consumers.
The Market Supervision and Administration Bureau of Tieling City, Liaoning Province, has required the market supervision department of the jurisdiction to investigate and deal with unqualified food and its producers and operators in a timely manner, order enterprises to find out the flow of products, recall unqualified products, and analyze the reasons for rectification; order business units to immediately take measures such as removing shelves to control risks.