Let's start with an octagonal piece
On a sunny weekend morning, Aunt Zhang couldn't contain her excitement and prepared to go to the nearby vegetable market to buy some fresh ingredients and cook a hearty lunch for her family.
She picked a few pieces of tender pork, seasonal vegetables such as green vegetables and spinach, and a few apples in the fruit section. After purchasing the staple ingredients, Aunt Zhang's attention turned to the spice area, wanting to buy some star anise to add flavor to the dishes.
However, when Aunt Zhang came to a stall selling various spices, she was surprised to find that the stall owner had divided the star anise into two piles, one of which was darker in color and had a regular shape, and the other was yellow in color and uneven in shape.
Aunt Zhang picked up a dark anise and looked at it carefully, it felt hard and had a distinct tip. She picked up another yellowed anise and compared it, this one had a blunt tip and a less sturdy feel.
Aunt Zhang couldn't judge which pile of star anise was genuine for a while, so she asked the stall owner. The stall owner said with a smile that the dark pile is purchased from regular channels, the quality is guaranteed, and the price is slightly higher; The other pile is of unknown origin and is a little cheaper, but the quality may be uneven.
He suggested that Aunt Zhang should buy some authentic star anise.
Aunt Zhang hesitated, but still bought the cheap pile of star anise. She thought that she would buy a small bag herself, which would have little impact if it was more expensive and cheaper, and the little money she saved could be used for other household purposes.
So, Aunt Zhang paid the money, put the small bag of octagonal into the shopping basket, and returned with a full load.
After returning home, Aunt Zhang couldn't contain her excitement and couldn't wait to start preparing lunch. She poured the star anise into the spice bowl, only to find that the star anise was not as fragrant as the usual star anise, but had a pungent taste.
Aunt Zhang had doubts in her heart, twisted up an octagonal and looked at it carefully, and then suddenly realized that she might have bought an inferior product.
Reflection triggers an escalation of food safety awareness
The oolong incident of buying inferior star anise made Aunt Zhang reflect on how much she usually attaches importance to food safety issues. She found that the vegetables, meat and spices she ate at home had always been Xi buying at the nearby vegetable market.
Vegetables are cheap and you can bargain for them, which is very convenient. However, it is also more difficult to distinguish between the real and fake adulteration of food products on the market.
This personal experience gave Aunt Zhang a warning, as a consumer, we should also be vigilant, not to believe the words of the vendors casually, but to learn to judge the quality of the ingredients by ourselves.
She found a few articles on the Internet that introduced the identification of star anise Xi, and learned that it can be judged by appearance, smell, etc. She also realized that even in order to save money, she should not choose food from unknown sources to avoid eating inferior or even harmful products.
The lesson of buying low-quality food this time made Aunt Zhang realize that she and her family must pay attention to improving food safety awareness. Not only should you choose a regular merchant, but also cultivate your own good Xi of checking product labels and distinguishing packaging.
It is also necessary to communicate more food safety knowledge with children, so that they can establish a correct concept of diet from an early age.
Aunt Zhang found that to ensure food safety, the whole society needs to form a joint force. Government departments should strengthen supervision and formulate safety standards; Merchants should operate in good faith and put an end to inferior products; The media should actively carry out food safety knowledge education; As a consumer, you should also be vigilant and make safe and reliable choices.
This personal experience brought Aunt Zhang a deep reflection. She is determined to start from herself, develop the Xi of buying regular food, and also promote food safety knowledge to relatives, friends and neighbors around her, so that everyone can form a sense of food safety, stay away from criminals together, and enjoy safe food.
Tips for distinguishing the true and fake of the octagon
Through the personal experience of buying star anise, Aunt Zhang paid special attention to the skills of distinguishing the authenticity of star anise. As a common spice used in cooking, star anise is not too expensive, but counterfeit and inferior products may be harmful to the body, so it is important to correctly identify the authenticity of star anise.
Judging from the appearance and shape, the shape of the true octagon is more regular and symmetrical, while the shape of the false octagon is uneven. The tip of the true star is sharper, while the tip of the false star is more blunt.
Color can also serve as an important clue, with true anion usually appearing dark brown, while false anion is yellowish in color. Of course, some consumers are not sensitive enough to color, and can be judged comprehensively with other characteristics.
Smell is also an effective way to judge authenticity. Gently crush the star anise and smell the smell, the real star anise is fragrant when it is sprinkled out, while the fake star anise has a light smell and a pungent feeling.
When purchasing, you can quickly judge with this method to distinguish the advantages and disadvantages of star anise.
In addition, the channel of purchase will also affect the probability of authenticity or falsehood. The star anise sold in large chain shopping malls usually has quality control, and there are relatively few fakes, which is related to the brand reputation of the shopping mall.
In some informal ways to buy, the probability of true and fake adulteration will be higher. Therefore, consumers should also choose their purchase channels carefully.
Of course, it is necessary to accumulate experience to identify true and false anise, and there is no completely accurate method. However, as long as you compare many aspects and develop a cautious buying Xi, you can better avoid the risk of buying inferior fakes.
We hope that all sectors of society will work together to stop counterfeit products from entering the market through various channels and maintain our food safety.
Recommendations and Conclusions
In view of the current situation that it is difficult to distinguish the true and false octagonal in the market, Aunt Zhang summarized the following suggestions:
1。 Government regulatory departments should increase the quality supervision of common food seasonings such as star anise, establish a sound quality standard system, use advanced technical means to further monitor product quality, and strictly investigate and punish the production and sale of counterfeit and inferior products, so that the long arm of the law can reach every lawbreaker.
2。 Industry associations should take effective measures to further standardize the order of the spice market, guide and encourage well-known enterprises to establish a traceable quality management system, control product quality and safety from the source, and prevent problem products from entering the market.
3。 Operators at all levels and in all types of markets must operate in good faith, not greedy for temporary cheap purchases of inferior products for profit, but must consciously resist counterfeit and shoddy goods, verify the source of goods, and ensure that high-quality anise and other food products are provided to consumers.
4。 Consumers should further increase their vigilance, learn to use various methods to judge the authenticity of the anise, and resolutely resist fake and inferior products; If you find a problem product, you should report it to the regulatory department in a timely manner to jointly create a good consumption environment.
5。 The news media should vigorously carry out the popularization of food safety knowledge, educate consumers to improve their ability to identify counterfeit goods, develop a good Xi of buying genuine products, and establish a scientific and healthy diet concept.
This personal experience made Aunt Zhang deeply realize that food safety is related to everyone's health and life safety. The whole society should pay attention to the issue of food safety and form a joint force to make inferior and counterfeit food nowhere to hide.
As a consumer, it's crucial to be aware of safety when buying and eating food. Aunt Zhang is determined to start with herself and promote food safety knowledge to her relatives, friends and neighbors, so that everyone pays attention to food safety.