Wood ear fungus, I believe that in daily life can often be eaten, for the fungus poisoning news is really a lot.
poisonous? Big Mom ate soaked fungus for 2 days and lived in the ICU the next day
Recently, Aunt Wang of Hangzhou, Zhejiang Province, was taken to the hospital for food poisoning caused by eating long-soaked fungus.
It is reported that Aunt Wang released the black fungus soaked in the refrigerator for 2 days to prepare for cold mixing, and deliberately boiled it in water before cold mixing, but it did not take long for Aunt Wang to have abdominal pain and other symptoms.
The next morning, the condition gradually worsened, and the family found that something was wrong and rushed to send Aunt Wang to the hospital.
After examination, it was found that Aunt Wang's liver and kidney function deteriorated and needed kidney dialysis treatment, and after some rescue, Aunt Wang finally got rid of the worry of life.
The fungus is not poisonous in nature, but it is susceptible to bacterial contamination when it is soaked for a long time
Normal fungus, eating it will not cause people to have food poisoning.
Most of these poisoning cases are due to eating long-soaked fungus, fungus is susceptible to microbial contamination during the foaming process, and sufficient moisture will accelerate the reproduction of microorganisms, which will produce a lot of toxins, such as bacteria, mold, etc., and the more common mold is aflatoxin and penicillin.
When eating fungus, it is best to eat how much to soak, for soaking for many days must be thrown away in time, especially in hot weather, food is easy to spoil.
Aflatoxin, how "toxic" is it?
Aflatoxin is a highly toxic substance, but also a carcinogen, its toxicity is 68 times that of arsenic cream, 10 times that of potassium chloride, only 1 milligram can cause cancer, 20 milligrams can be fatal.
The World Health Organization has long listed it as a Class 1 carcinogen.
Not only that, but it is also the main culprit of liver cancer, which is 5 to 15 times more damaging to the liver than other organs, and ordinary high-temperature cooking can not kill this virus.
In addition to the long-soaked fungus, these foods are also easy to hide aflatoxin
First, bitter nuts
Usually in the melon seeds or eat some other nuts, often eat bitter, in the eating of this bitter nut, must immediately spit out, it is best to rinse the mouth.
Most of this bitter nut is caused by the growth of aflatoxin.
Second, moldy peanuts and corn
Some foods with high starch content in life, such as peanuts, corn, soybeans, etc., these foods are easy to mold in a high temperature and humid environment, and a large amount of aflatoxin will breed.
Peanuts, in particular, even if only one moldy one, must be thrown away, because aflatoxin is transmitted in the form of spores, and other seemingly good peanuts are likely to have been moldy.
Third, small workshops self-press oil
Some small workshops have poor sanitary conditions, the press is also very simple, can not screen raw materials, there is no way to remove some harmful substances, but also use some external looks good, but the inside has been moldy raw materials, so that the oil squeezed out, is likely to have aflatoxin.
Fourth, Chinese medicine
Do not have aflatoxin only in food, Chinese herbal medicine is also susceptible to fungal contamination, and then easy to produce aflatoxin, ochratoxin A and other liver and kidney toxic toxin residues.
Such substances have a serious impact on the quality and safety of Chinese herbal medicines, tablets and Chinese medicine preparations, so it is also necessary to choose carefully when purchasing.
How to avoid aflatoxin on a daily basis?
1. Choice of food
It is best to buy fresh food with a relatively recent production date, and if you find that the packaging of the food is not neat or has been damaged, or it is expired, do not buy it.
When buying things, it is best to eat how much to buy, do not hoard a lot of food, so as not to breed aflatoxin in food mold.
2. Storage of food
When food is stored, try to avoid direct sunlight, preferably placed in a low-temperature dry, ventilated environment.
If the food is moldy, it is already breeding mold, especially aflatoxin, which must be thrown away in time.
You know, aflatoxin is not visible to the naked eye, some foods containing toxins may not be visible to the naked eye, but it is longer placed, or it is recommended not to eat again, so as not to lose the big due to small.