The shape is beautiful and the taste is diverse
There is a popping sensation in one bite......
Internet celebrity snacks that can only be chewed but not swallowed
Wax bottle candy is on fire among the kids
But it made Ms. Lin (pseudonym) worried
"I still know how to do spicy chips or something
But my daughter is eating 'wax bottle candy'
What the hell is it? ”
Claimed to be "handmade"
In fact, it is a "three-no product"
Wax bottle candy is a sugar product made of beeswax, the outer shell of which is fixed in a mold by beeswax, and the inside is syrup, similar to chewing gum.
Recently, wax bottle candy has become very popular among teenagers, and there are many teenagers on the short video platform who are bringing goods in live broadcasts, and even children have appeared on camera to bring goods, introducing how delicious wax bottle candy is, claiming that although beeswax can't be swallowed, "chew it, suck it, and spit it it out" is very interesting.
On the short video platform, children appeared on camera with wax bottle candy.
This Internet celebrity snack is widely popular among teenagers, and many netizens said that they were also found selling it at the school gate.
At the same time as the wax bottle candy exploded
It has also caused many parents to worry
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Some parents bought a "handmade" wax bottle candy in the live broadcast room of an anchor, and after buying it, they found that there was no information such as the manufacturer and ingredient list on the packaging bag, and there was a very strong taste, so they threw it away and did not dare to give it to children.
Some parents said that they often saw the commissary at the entrance of their daughter's school selling wax bottle candy, and there was no formal packaging, so they did not dare to buy it, for fear that it would be a "three-no product", and they were worried that their children would eat bad stomachs. Some parents said that the packaging of the handmade wax bottle candy they bought only had the date of production on it.
Screenshot of wax bottle candy sold on an e-commerce platform.
At present, the ingredients of wax bottle sugar sold on the market are mainly water, maltose syrup, white sugar, food additives (food-grade beeswax, cyclamate, potassium sorbate, etc.), and edible flavors.
The reporter found that some of the main "handmade" wax bottle candy packaging only has a flavor label, and according to the relevant national regulations, the food label must be marked with the net content, producer or distributor, address, contact information, food production license number and other information.
Can wax bottle candy really be eaten with confidence?
Recently, there are many gray-black oil spots on the streets of Wuyi business district in the center of Changsha, and more than 20 kinds of preparations have been used by enterprises in the local street joint jurisdiction, but they have failed to achieve the ideal cleaning effect, and the "culprit" of these oil spots is "wax bottle sugar".
This matter has aroused the attention of consumers, and the wax bottle candy, which is known as "as long as you don't swallow, it's okay to eat as much as you want", can you really eat it with confidence?
The reporter chatted with the customer service staff of a store on the e-commerce platform as a consumer and learned that the wax on the outside of the wax bottle candy is inedible, "although the shell of the wax bottle candy is made of edible wax, but the edible wax can only be chewed and tasted to taste the sweetness contained in it, and it cannot be swallowed into the stomach, edible wax is harmless to the human body, but because its composition is still wax, the human stomach cannot digest it, so it cannot be eaten." ”
Some vloggers questioned the safety of wax bottle candy:
"It's full of additives, beeswax, sorbitose, alcohol, carrageenan, citric acid, ......"
"It's a layer of wax on the outside and something like jam in the middle, it's sweet. But what's out there can't be chewed. ”
"If you accidentally swallow the wax bottle candy in your stomach, it may have a certain effect on your body."
Some bloggers found that many wax bottle candy products did not have basic information such as labels and ingredient lists, and there was no beeswax at all, but contained carcinogens: "We tested 4 wax bottle sugars, and 3 found polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons, which are cumulative carcinogenic risk substances. ”
Expert: "Three no" wax bottle candy floods the market
Immediate regulation is needed
Yun Wuxin, a doctor of food engineering and popular science writer, called on regulators to take immediate action. "Anything that is put in the mouth, whether swallowed or not, should be managed as food and should meet food standards."
Fan Zhihong, a professor at the College of Food Science and Technology of China Agricultural University, reminded that for Internet celebrity children's snacks to avoid blindly following the trend, wax bottle candy is a new category, and there is a lack of relevant quality standards and survey data, so it is difficult to say what specific impact it will have on health. What are the pigment components in these colored candies and whether they are too much, but also need to be standardized. Although beeswax itself is not toxic, I am afraid that some businesses do not use beeswax, but have other polluting ingredients.
Zhu Danpeng, an analyst of China's food industry, also believes that most of these foods are not supported by national standards, have no detailed ingredient composition, and have no risk warnings, and are basically "three no-products" that violate laws and regulations. Many children lack food safety awareness and cannot be left "out of supervision".
Forward it to the parents around you
Don't be fooled by the Internet celebrity candy "wax bottle candy".
Don't buy it! Don't eat!
Source: Voice of Zhejiang
Edit: Xiaohuo