"Fluorescent pork" should not be eaten

Fluorescent pork, also known as glowing pork or blue pork, refers to the pork that will faintly emit fluorescence at night in many places in China in recent years, which has attracted the attention of consumers for a time. So, what exactly is going on with fluorescent pork? Can these fluorescent pork still be eaten?

Scientific research has confirmed that the reason why pork fluoresces at night is because pigs are contaminated by phosphorescent bacteria after slaughter, which is gram-negative cocci, suitable for growth in low temperature environments, and meat is placed in a low temperature environment for one or two days, and luminescent bacteria will make meat "fluorescent".

According to the analysis and research of relevant experts, Luminescent bacillus is widely present in nature, but most of them are present in seafood containing salt. This kind of luminescent bacteria is a low-temperature bacteria, the luminescent protein itself is not toxic, the Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Affairs has published the animal infectious diseases of the first, second and third categories of the list is not included in such luminescent bacteria. At present, China has not found reports on the harm caused by luminescent bacteria to the human body.

Toxicity tests have shown that this "spooky" luminescent protein itself is harmless to the human body, and the luminescent bacillus heated to 70 ° C can also be killed quickly. However, since Luminescent bacillus is originally a weedy in the environment, its appearance also implies that pork may be contaminated with bacteria during storage or transportation, and it is difficult to determine how much risk these unknown bacteria are. So when you find that pork is fluorescent, try not to eat it.

Excerpt from "Edible Agricultural Products Consumption Health Science Face to Face"