These two days,
Some netizens said,
After eating the Zhihu mooncake, diarrhea symptoms appeared.
On the 8th, Zhihu official Weibo posted an apology.
The topic of "knowing that the mooncake ate diarrhea" was once on the first place in Weibo's hot search.
Divine Horse Situation?
Reportedly,
Zhihu mooncake is a customized mooncake mailed by Zhihu for users, KOLs, etc.
Many users reflect,
Diarrhea occurs after consumption.
On the 8th, Zhihu official Weibo posted an apology for the trouble and inconvenience caused by the mooncake problem, and we sincerely apologize!
Zhihu said that with the help of many enthusiastic and professional friends in the community, we have basically determined the cause of the problem. It is true that we are inexperienced in the procurement process and have not considered it thoroughly. Our original intention was to buy healthier low-sugar mooncakes from the products provided by our suppliers, ignoring that maltitol used as an alternative to sucrose may cause some people to become intolerant.
Zhihu said that for the acquaintances who have discomfort, we have contacted and provided as much remediation and service as possible. Mooncakes that have been issued will be recalled. I am very grateful to the friends for their feedback as soon as possible after the problem, and spontaneously analyze the reasons with professional knowledge, and actively do the science of sugar alcohol intolerance in the station. In the future selection and procurement process, we will implement stricter and higher standards, and also invite friends to participate in the selection and evaluation process. Apologies again.
Can maltitol cause allergies?
I know that this time, it really turned a good thing into a bad thing. If they were given another chance, they would probably be: they would rather not send than hurt.
If there is a question, there will be an answer, which is the slogan of Zhihu. Long-term mixing in this circle, is not a young role, many are industry bulls. Those who can be invited to eat customized mooncakes are also the "fighters" of the knowledge class. This time, how did it get on the "maltitol" dang?
Here comes the answer to diarrhea. Zhihu medical big V "a Feng boiled goose" explained that maltitol has the problem of indigestion, the more you eat, the more obvious the symptoms, generally maltitol once eat 20g may make sensitive people diarrhea, and Zhihu's osmanthus flavor mooncake has 34.5g of sugar alcohol.
This explanation is timely, but it is not caused by food spoilage, and I am afraid that more evidence is needed.
For now, we are also assuming that it is a food allergy.
Therefore, there are two questions: First, do you do food procurement, is not some common sense of food allergies mastered? Even, the maltitol is so high in content; the second is that those big cattle who get the mooncakes don't even look at the nutrition ingredient list and open their mouths to eat?
Food allergies are closely related to each of us. From a scientific point of view, everyone should know which foods they are allergic to, especially before eating food with complex materials such as mooncakes, they should look at the ingredient list on the packaging, which is also responsible for themselves. After all, the packaging of the mooncake is still very clearly marked, and it contains "maltitol".
Data show that eggs, milk, peanuts, tree nuts, fish, shellfish, soybeans and wheat, etc., cause 90% of allergic reactions in humans. Mild rashes, diarrhea, and can be fatal. The platform for making knowledge, the big V with knowledge, planted on a piece of moon cake, also reminds us that we can't see food allergies too far away from ourselves.
If you know what is wrong, you will change it, and the apology seems to be fast and sincere. However, the report also said that when many netizens reported and discussed the existence of problems with the mooncake, they knew that there was "hiding the answer, deleting the comment, and accusing the comment".
Actually, why bother. Things are on the hot search, and you can't control them. Moreover, as a platform for disseminating knowledge, if you can be generous and atmospheric, through the hot spot of "knowing that the mooncake has eaten diarrhea", the topic of food allergies will spread out and let people learn more related knowledge, which is also a good thing.
In this way, neither let go of any opportunity for science popularization, nor did it waste the "pay" of the big Vs. diarrhea.
Sources: Red Star News, Zhihu Weibo, Beijing Daily Client, Jimu News