Merchants use rosin to dehair poultry? The reporter entered the market in the early morning to secretly visit the scene and found that the merchant used the edible rosin department investigation: edible rosin can be used as a processing aid for livestock and poultry hair removal, but it cannot be reused The reporter secretly visited the farmer's market in the early morning, and found that the poultry store used rosin depilation Department Investigation Department law enforcement inspection to confirm that the owner used edible rosin

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Liuyang Daily News (reporter Li Xiaolei) The use of industrial rosin to dehair poultry is explicitly prohibited by the state. However, recently, some citizens called the newspaper's news hotline [phone], saying that a poultry sales store in the Jiliqiao Farmers' Market used rosin to remove the feathers of chickens and ducks.

In the early morning of yesterday, under the guidance of the informant, the reporter conducted a secret visit to the poultry sales store and found that there was a large cauldron in the store shelf, which was rolling with rosin, and the owner was using rosin to dehair poultry.

Subsequently, the reporter reflected this situation to the market supervision and management department. After investigation, the rosin used by the merchant is edible rosin and can be used as a hair removal agent, but the department reminds that it should not be used repeatedly.

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Industrial rosin is a resin processed from pine resin produced by pine trees, but it will be doped with substances such as lead during processing, which is harmful to the human body. The state explicitly prohibits the use of industrial rosin for depiling livestock.

Recently, when Mr. Liu, a citizen, was buying vegetables at the Jiliqiao Farmers' Market, he found a store selling poultry and used rosin to dehair chickens and ducks.

"I used to read news reports and knew that rosin was not allowed to be used for depilatory poultry." Mr. Liu immediately questioned the store owner, who admitted that he was using rosin.

In accordance with Mr. Liu's guidance, the reporter came to the Jiliqiao Farmers' Market in the early morning of yesterday for a secret visit. After entering the store, the reporter found that a commonly used livestock hair removal machine was not enabled, and on the stove on the side, there was mud in a large pot rolling and emitting a pine aroma.

"You use rosin to remove your hair?" In the face of reporters' questions, the shopkeeper admitted that for some poultry short hairs that are difficult to remove, they used rosin to remove the hair.

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Subsequently, the reporter reflected this situation to the Municipal Market Supervision And Administration Bureau, and law enforcement officers immediately came to the store for inspection.

Inside the store, law enforcement officers found a bag of rosin that had been unsealed. After inspection, the packaging bag is marked as "rosin glycerides" and marked with the words food additives.

"Only this bag of rosin was found in the store, and it was confirmed that it was edible rosin, which can be used for depiling poultry." According to law enforcement officials, edible rosin, also known as "rosin glycerides" or "hydrogenated rosin glycerides", is obtained by distillation and purification after esterification reaction between industrial rosin and glycerin.

Although the principle of hair removal of edible rosin is the same as that of industrial rosin, impurities are removed and can be used as edible flavor. At the end of 2004, the former Ministry of Health approved rosin glycerides as a processing aid for livestock and poultry hair removal.

"It can be used for poultry hair removal, but in principle, after the same pot of rosin is heated, it should not be used repeatedly." Law enforcement officials said that they also often receive relevant reports from the public, and judging from the inspection, the store uses edible rosin, so it is not illegal.

After the inspection, the law enforcement officers instructed the shopkeeper not to use the same pot of rosin repeatedly, and to dispose of the discarded rosin as required after use.