The recent hot searches for ice cream have been continuous,
Before there were ice cream assassins running rampant, after there were small pudding big pudding sampling unqualified...
Recently, Häagen-Dazs, an aristocratic ice cream that is also "born into a famous family", has also aroused heated discussion among netizens because of the detection of ethylene oxide.
Häagen-Dazs was exposed to a class of carcinogens vanilla-flavored ice cream off the shelves
According to the official website of the Ministry of Commerce, recently, the Taiwan Food and Drug Administration of Taiwan issued a list of unqualified food for border inspection, in which two batches of Häagen-Dazs vanilla ice cream exported by France were detected as the pesticide ingredient "ethylene oxide", which is a class of carcinogens.
Specifically, the two batches of products are vanilla ice cream, the importer is Taiwan General Mill Co., Ltd., the related products have been distributed to more than 80 countries and regions including China, and the production enterprises have initiated voluntary recalls.
It is reported that the specific information of the French Häagen-Dazs vanilla flavored ice cream products involved is as follows:
1. Product name: Ahagen-Dazs vanilla flavored ice cream;
2. Product specifications are: 7.7 kg, 392 g, 81 g, 58 g; French production enterprise: HAAGEN DAZS ARRAS SNC (registration number in China: CFRA24112112070001, French registration number: 62.817.030);
Recall Shelf Life Expiration Range: 2022-07-04 to 2023-07-17;
The importer is: General Mill Trading (Shanghai) Co., Ltd.
A relevant staff member of Tianjin Customs told the media that various market supervision departments across the country have received recall notices. Some time ago, the General Administration of Customs was organizing its inspection of the import of Häagen-Dazs products, and the State Administration for Market Regulation has been responsible for the recall. "The recalled products are not all problematic products, but there are risks."
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On July 19, the Daliang Market Supervision Department in Shunde District, Foshan City, received the notice from the superior and forwarded the "Letter of the Food Bureau of the General Administration of Customs on Notifying the Recall of Häagen-Dazs Ice Cream Imports in France" (Food Letter [2002] No. 36), and on July 16 and 17, it organized the inspection of ice cream wholesale stores, large supermarkets and other business units in the jurisdiction, and sent the relevant information to the relevant business units to immediately carry out self-examination, and at the same time posted a recall notice to notify consumers. During the operation, a total of 35 business units were verified, and about 62 kilograms of ice cream products were checked.
Source: Ocean Network
At the same time, some media found in the official flagship store of Häagen-Dazs Tmall that there is no vanilla-flavored ice cream for sale in the online store. In this regard, the customer service explained that it was because of the inventory problem and had not received the recall related notice. Zhou Zhijun asked the customer service, and only got a reply that "the specific product is subject to the store interface"
Why is ethylene oxide found in food? Can you still eat ice cream with peace of mind?
It is understood that ethylene oxide is a class of carcinogens, the chemical formula is c2h4o, is widely used in washing, pharmaceutical, printing and dyeing and other industries, in the chemical related industries can be used as a starting agent for cleaning agents.
Ruan Guangfeng, director of the Science and Technology Communication Department of Kexin Food and Health Information Exchange Center, introduced that as a sterilizer, the performance of ethylene oxide is very good.
First, unlike most sterilizers, ethylene oxide can be used for room temperature sterilization. For some substances that are not resistant to high temperatures and cannot be sterilized at high temperatures, such as rubber, silicone, etc., they can be disinfected with ethylene oxide.
Second, unlike most disinfection methods, which require the use of water, ethylene oxide can be used directly for disinfection without the participation of water. For some items that cannot be touched by water, such as various precision instruments, ethylene oxide is one of the best sterilization options for them.
Finally, the disinfection and sterilization efficiency of ethylene oxide is high and the effect is thorough.
In 2017, in the preliminary collation of the list of carcinogens released by the International Agency for Research on Cancer of the World Health Organization, ethylene oxide was listed in the list of carcinogens of the first class. Although its sterilization effect is very good, it is a carcinogen itself and there will be residues.
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"Because of its toxicity, although many countries previously allowed it to be used for food sterilization, it is now banned. For example, countries such as China and Australia are not allowed to use it to disinfect food ingredients. Nguyen Quang Thanh said, but in some countries, the use of ethylene oxide to sterilize food is still allowed. The ice cream detected to contain ethylene oxide is likely to have originated in these countries. When producing a brand of ice cream in these countries, ethylene oxide may be left in the raw materials of ice cream, which in turn contaminates the finished ice cream product.
Source: 12360 Customs Hotline
The mainland clearly stipulates in the "Disinfection Technical Specifications" (2002 edition) that ethylene oxide is not suitable for sterilization of food, so the use of ethylene oxide for food disinfection, including ice cream, is strictly prohibited. At the same time, ice cream and other cold food products sold in the mainland market mainly use raw materials produced by the mainland. Therefore, when consumers buy ice cream produced by regular manufacturers, they generally do not need to worry about the residue of ethylene oxide.
(Synthesized from Red Star Capital Bureau, Science and Technology Daily, Dayang.com, 12360 Customs Hotline)