Chloramphenicol, malachite green residues... What are the hazards of these tested unqualified foods?

On February 5, 2021, the Bali Store of the Market Supervision and Administration Bureau of Wuxing District, Huzhou, Zhejiang Province, organized staff to visit the market and carry out special actions for food safety inspections to effectively ensure the "safety on the tip of the tongue" of the masses. Photo by Xinhua News Agency reporter Huang Zongzhi

Agricultural veterinary drug residues in duck gizzards, crucian carp, and sea shells exceeded the standard, Pseudomonas aeruginosa was detected in packaged drinking water, and organic camellia oil used food additives beyond the scope... Recently, the State Administration of Market Supervision organized food safety supervision and sampling inspection, and in the 378 batches of samples of 23 major categories of food samples samples, 20 batches of samples of 12 major categories of food were detected to be unqualified, covering edible agricultural products, beverages, alcohol, pastries, bee products, aquatic products, health foods, oils and fats and their products.

【Agricultural and veterinary drug residues exceed the standard】Yunnan Wal-Mart Department Store Co., Ltd. Qujing Jiaotong Road Branch sold, nominal Shandong Province Heze City Dingtao Shengfeng Huahang Food Co., Ltd. production of Shengfeng duck gizzard, after the Wuhan Food and Cosmetics Inspection Institute found that the residual amount of chloramphenicol does not meet the national standards for food safety.

Long-term large-scale intake of chloramphenicol residues exceeding the standard of food, may accumulate in the human body, develop drug resistance and cross-resistance to similar drugs, causing gastrointestinal symptoms, liver function abnormalities, blood system abnormalities and so on. The List of Drugs and Other Compounds Prohibited in Food Animals lists chloramphenicol as a drug and other compound that is prohibited in food animals and shall not be detected in food animals. The reason for the detection of chloramphenicol in duck gizzards may be illegal use in the breeding process.

The residual amount of crucian carp sold by a certain industrial and commercial household in the Xinxing Bazaar in Hongta District, Yuxi City, Yunnan Province, does not meet the national food safety standards. The inspection institution is Wuhan Food and Cosmetics Inspection Institute.

Diazepam is a benzodiazepine sedative hypnotic. Long-term consumption of foods detected with diazepam may cause drowsiness, dizziness, fatigue and memory loss. The National Standard for Food Safety The maximum residue limit of veterinary drugs in food (GB 31650-2019) stipulates that diazepam is a veterinary drug that cannot be detected in animal foods. The reason for the detection of diazepam in crucian carp may be to reduce the perception of the outside world of the fresh live fish and ensure that it is still alive after transportation and is used illegally.

The amount of malachite green residues sold by the Baihai Seafood Products Business Department in Hongta District, Yuxi City, Yunnan Province, and from the Haihui Seafood Business Department of Guandu District, Kunming City, Yunnan Province, did not meet the national standards for food safety. The inspection institution is Wuhan Food and Cosmetics Inspection Institute.

Malachite green is an industrial dye that was once used in aquaculture due to its bactericidal and antiparasitic effects. Malachite green is metabolized into a hidden malachite green in animals and remains in the organism for a long time. Malachite green and hidden malachite green are both potentially carcinogenic to the human liver. Long-term consumption of foods found to be malachite green will endanger human health. The List of Drugs and Other Compounds Prohibited in Food Animals stipulates that malachite green is a drug prohibited in food animals (it shall not be detected in animal foods). Malachite green was detected in shellfish because it may have been used illegally during the culture process.

The long bean carob sold by Meilanyi Home Life Supermarket in Haikou, Hainan Province, from Zhonghui Fruit and Vegetable Co., Ltd. in Haikou City, Hainan Province, does not meet the national standards for food safety. The inspection institution is Qingdao Customs Technical Center.

Fly-killing is a growth regulator of insects with a touch-killing function. Long-term consumption of food exceeding the standard of fly-killing amine may have a certain impact on human health. The National Standard for Food Safety The maximum residue limit of pesticides in food (GB 2763-2019) stipulates that the maximum residue limit value of fly-killing amine in cowpea is 0.5mg/kg. The reason why the residual amount of fly-killing amine in cowpea exceeds the standard may be to ensure the harvest and good sales of cowpea, increase the amount of medication or fail to comply with the regulations on picking intervals, resulting in excessive residues in products on the market.

【Pseudomonas aeruginosa detected in packaged drinking water】The "1300 | drinking natural water |" sold by Dong Meihua Store in Shimen County, Changde City, Hunan Province, and nominally produced by Hunan Xiaoleshou Biotechnology Co., Ltd., the number of Pseudomonas aeruginosa colonies does not meet the national standards for food safety. The inspection institution is Sichuan Food and Drug Inspection and Testing Institute.

Pseudomonas aeruginosa is a conditional pathogen that poses a greater health risk to people with weak immunity. The National Standard for Food Safety packaged drinking water (GB 19298-2014) stipulates that the test results of Pseudomonas aeruginosa in 5 samples of the same batch of products in packaged drinking water shall not be detected. The reason for the detection of Pseudomonas aeruginosa in packaged drinking water may be improper protection of the source water and the contamination of the water body; it may also be that the hygiene control in the production process is not strict; or it may be caused by defects in the cleaning and disinfection of packaging materials.

【Organic Camellia Oil Beyond the Range of Food Additives】Tmall Enough Affordable Flagship Store (the operator is Zhejiang Province Hangzhou Haochao E-commerce Co., Ltd.) sold on Tmall (online store), the Xiangchun Oil Rice Fragrant Organic Camellia Oil (primary pressing, low temperature cold pressing) produced by Hunan Xiangchun Agricultural Technology Co., Ltd., was found by the Fujian Provincial Product Quality Inspection and Research Institute to be found that the test value of tertyl hydroquinone did not meet the stated quality requirements of the product.

Tert-butylhydroquinone is an antioxidant that slows down the oxidation of oils and fats and avoids rancidity. In the "Requirements for the Production, Processing, Labeling and Management System of Organic Products" (GB/T 19630-2019), the list of food additives allowed in organic food processing does not include tert-butylhydroquinone. The test value of tert-butyl hydroquinone in "Xiangchun Oil Rice Aroma Organic Camellia Oil" does not meet the stated quality requirements of the product, which may be due to the fact that the production enterprise does not understand the relevant regulations of organic products and adds them to extend the shelf life of the product. (Reporter Zhao Wenjun)

Source: Xinhua News Agency