Source of this article: Consumer Reports Author: Chen Yu
Pot Ba is the common memory of most post-80s and post-90s, and every time they pass by the school commissary, they will secretly buy a pack to taste it. However, now the pot has become the main puffed food of many big brands, consumers are at their fingertips on the e-commerce platform, and the price is no longer the "fifty cents" of the past.
However, are the quality and safety of these "gorgeous" pots and pans in terms of price guaranteed?
In October 2021, Consumer Reports conducted a statistical analysis of the results of the pot and pan sampling of market supervision departments at all levels across the country in the past five years from May 2016 to May 2021.
The results showed that a total of 158 batches of pots were found to be unqualified, and a total of 8 unqualified indicators were found, including the total number of colonies, coliforms, peroxide value, aflatoxin B1, acid valence, aluminum, sweetener and lead.
Among them, the total number of colonies and coliform bacteria are the main reasons for the failure, and their proportion in the total number of unqualified indicators reaches 41.8% and 29.9% respectively, indicating that the health problems in the production of the pot are more serious.
In terms of brands, the well-known Wolong, Jiayuan, Zhuge Lady, Amber, Wanmuyuan, Yiren Hong, Saliva Baby, Silly Second Brother, Huang Laowu, etc. have all been detected as unqualified products, among which Wolong, Jiayuan, Zhuge Lady, Amber, etc., which have large sales on the e-commerce platform, have more unqualified times.
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Wolong, Lady Zhuge and Droowa are on the "black list"
A long time ago, when people boiled rice paste, a layer of charred rice would form at the bottom of the pot, which was crisp and fragrant to eat, so everyone called this layer of charred rice "pot ba" and gradually developed into a snack.
In industry, the pot is a puffed food made by using rice as the main raw material, after cleaning, cooking, stirring, molding, baking or frying, and adding food additives such as flavors and spices.
The sampling results show that high-profile brands such as Wolong, Jiayuan, Lady Zhuge, Amber, Wanmuyuan, Yiren Hong, Saliva Baby, Silly Second Brother, and Huang Laowu have all been detected as unqualified products. Among them, Wolong, Jiayuan, Lady Zhuge and Amber have more unqualified times.
Seven batches of "Wolong" pots produced by Hubei Wolong Shen kitchen food co., ltd. were found to be unqualified, including Wolong Pot Ba (Lao Stove) Spicy Taste (2016/4/24, 400 g/Bag), Wolong Pot Ba (Lao Stove) (Spicy Taste) (2017/5/5, 100 g/Bag), Wolong Bean Fragrant Pot Ba (Mongolian Beef Flavor) (2016/1/17, 98g/Bag), Wolong Pot Ba (Lao Stove) (2016/12/1, 240g/Bag), Wolong Pot Ba (Lao Stove) Spicy Taste (2016/4/23, 400 g/bag), Wolong Pot Ba (Lao Stove) Five-spice (2017/4/8, 2016/4/23, 400 g/bag), unqualified indicators involving coliform bacteria, total number of colonies, peroxide value.
Five batches of "Jiayuan" pots and pans produced by Beijing Huafei Food Co., Ltd. were found to be unqualified, including Jiayuan Pot Ba (cumin flavor) (2017/5/4, 2016/9/12, 102g/bag), Jiayuan Pot Ba (spicy taste) (2016/9/12, 102g/bag), Jiayuan Pot Ba (five-spice) (2016/9/12, 102g/bag), Jiayuan Pot Ba (2016/8/2, 102g/bag), and the reason for the unqualified was that the total number of colonies exceeded the standard.
Hubei Zhuge Lady Food Co., Ltd. produced 2 batches of "Zhuge Lady" pots and 2 batches of "Yu Rong Pin" pots are not qualified, they are Zhuge Lady handmade pot bar (spicy taste) (2018/3/8, 2017/6/15, 248 g / bag), Yu Rong Pin handmade pot bar (Brazilian barbecue flavor) (2017/7/14, 120 g / bag), Yu Rong pin handmade pot bar (spicy taste) (2017/7/14, 120 g / bag), mainly the total number of colonies, coliform bacteria, Indicators such as acid price are not qualified.
Four batches of "amber" pots produced by Chao'an Amber Food Co., Ltd. in Chaozhou City were found to be unqualified, including xiaomi pot puffed food (2017/6/2, 100 g/bag), millet pot puffed food (2018/7/10, 2018/5/3, 2017/9/5, 25 g/bag), and the unqualified indicators involved the total number of colonies and coliform bacteria.
It is worth mentioning that at present, the sales volume of Brands such as Wolong and Amber on an e-commerce platform is large and the popularity is high, and the evaluation of the 2 pot products is as high as 500,000.
In addition, the silly second brother black rice pot (chives flavor) (2019/4/18, 100g/bag) produced by Dongguan Silly Erge Food Co., Ltd. and the HuanglaoWu wheat pot baking (tile crisp barbecue flavor) (2020/7/3, 170 grams/bag) produced by Huang Lao Wu Food Co., Ltd. also had 1 batch of unqualified.
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The total number of colonies exceeded the standard by more than 40%.
The results showed that there were a total of 8 unqualified indicators, including the total number of colonies, coliforms, peroxide value, aflatoxin B1, acid valence, aluminum, sweetener and lead.
Among them, the total number of colonies exceeding the standard is the most prominent problem in unqualified products, and a total of 74 batches were found, accounting for more than 40% of the total number of unqualified indicators, reaching 41.8%.
Pots and pans are foods rich in starch, protein and oil, which are very suitable for the growth of microorganisms, so the bacteria in them may multiply faster, reducing the safety of food.
The total number of colonies is indicative of microorganisms, not pathogenic bacteria. It is mainly used to evaluate the cleanliness of food and reflect whether the food meets the hygiene requirements in the production process.
The National Standard for Food Safety Puffed Food (GB 17401-2014) stipulates that the total number of colonies in a sample of Guoba (puffed food) shall not exceed 100,000 (100,000) CFU/g, and at least 3 test results shall not exceed 10,000 (10,000) CFU/g.
The total number of colonies tested for 5 times by Tianxiangfang Hanging Furnace Pot (2020/8/2, 105 g/bag) produced by Shaanxi Hari Food Technology Co., Ltd. was 2900000, 2800000, 2600000, 2400000, and 2400000CFU/g, all of which exceeded the standard maximum limit.
The total number of colonies tested in another batch of Tianxiangfang hanging furnace pots (2020/7/31,105 g/bag) produced by the above company was 2800000, 2800000, 2900000, 2100000, 1600000CFU/g, respectively, all of which also exceeded the standard maximum limit.
If the total number of colonies exceeds the standard, there is a greater hidden danger to its safety. Exceeding the total number of colonies will accelerate the spoilage of meat products, destroy nutrients, make them lose their edible value, and even cause vomiting, diarrhea and other hazards.
In general, the reason why the total number of colonies exceeds the standard may be the high initial number of colonies of raw materials, or the sanitary conditions of the production and processing process may not be strictly controlled by individual enterprises as required.
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53 batches or contaminated with feces
After eating the pot here, busy going to the toilet over there, maybe there is a problem with the hygiene of the pot you eat.
Coliform is one of the commonly used indicator bacteria for food contamination at home and abroad, which can be used to determine the hygiene status of food, and usually it has two meanings.
First, it can be used as an indicator of intestinal pathogenic bacteria contaminating food. The main threat to food safety is intestinal pathogenic bacteria, such as Salmonella, etc., but there are certain difficulties in detecting intestinal pathogenic bacteria in food, especially when the content of pathogenic bacteria in food is extremely small, it is often not detectable.
Due to the large number of coliform bacteria in the feces, it is easy to detect, and the source of intestinal pathogenic bacteria is the same, and the survival time in the external environment under general conditions is similar to that of major intestinal pathogenic bacteria.
Therefore, the detection of coli flora in food suggests that it is more likely to be contaminated by pathogenic bacteria (such as Salmonella, Shigella, pathogenic E. coli), salmonella and Shigella can cause severe gastroenteritis symptoms (vomiting up and down diarrhea).
Second, it can be used as an indicator of fecal contaminated food. Coliform bacteria are ubiquitous in the intestine, and if coliform bacteria can be detected in food, it indicates that the food has been directly or indirectly contaminated with human and warm-blooded animal feces.
The National Standard for Food Safety Puffed Food (GB 17401-2014) stipulates that the results of 5 tests of coliform bacteria in a sample of pot (puffed food) shall not exceed 100 CFU/g, and the results of at least 3 tests shall not exceed 10 CFU/g.
The results showed that a total of 53 batches of unqualified pots and pans exceeded the standard of coliform bacteria, accounting for 29.9% of the total number of unqualified indicators.
The Northern Halal Spicy Pot (2016/4/1,200 g/bag) produced by Huxian North Special Food Factory in Xi'an City has 5 coliform test results of 1300, 4100, 960, 930, 10000 CFU/g, all of which exceed the maximum standard limit, and the maximum exceeds the standard by nearly 100 times.
Xi'an Taisheng Food Co., Ltd. produced The Bagel Cat Bean Fragrant Pot (2016/6/4, 100g/bag), the results of 5 coliform bacteria tests were 400, 140, 210, 1000, 450CFU/g, all of which also exceeded the standard maximum limit.
Coliform excess may be caused by contamination of the processing raw materials and packaging materials of the product, or the pollution of the product by personnel, tools and other production equipment, the environment during the production process, and the incomplete sterilization of the product with sterilization process.
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15 batches of oncogenic toxins exceeded the standard
Aflatoxin is a secondary metabolite produced during the growth and development of mold, and there are many types of aflatoxin, among which aflatoxin B1 is the most widely distributed, the most toxic and the most harmful.
Aflatoxin mainly pollutes corn, peanuts, cottonseed and its cake meal, and aflatoxin is often found in raw materials such as soybeans, rice, macaroni, condiments, milk, and edible oils.
According to sampling data, the toxicity of aflatoxin B1 is 30 times stronger than that of vomitoxin and 20 times more toxic than that of zearalenone.
The National Standard for Food Safety The limit of mycotoxins in food (GB 2761-2017) stipulates that the content of aflatoxin B1 in pots and pans (puffed foods) should be ≤ 20 μg/kg.
The results showed that a total of 15 batches of pots were found to have exceeded the standard of aflatoxin B1, accounting for 8.5% of the total number of unqualified indicators.
Hubei Wolong Shen kitchen food Co., Ltd. production of Wolong bean fragrant pot (Mongolian beef flavor) (2016/1/17, 98g / bag), aflatoxin B1 test result of 64μg / kg, exceeding the standard 2.2 times, is a more serious product.
Wuhan Wanghui Food Co., Ltd. Laoding Pot Ba (puffed food fried type) (2016/2/23, 200g/bag) aflatoxin B1 test result was 58.6μg/kg, 1.9 times.
Consumers need to be reminded that if the long-term intake of this aflatoxin exceeds the standard of the pot, it will cause certain harm to health, such as chronic toxic effects, mainly manifested as chronic liver damage and induce liver cancer and other malignant tumors of the digestive system.
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