Beijing, May 1st (reporter Luo Yufan, Ou Dianqiu) Chongqing police recently seized more than 26,000 kilograms of “toxic milk powder†with excessive melamine content, and the phantom of melamine reappeared. Coupled with the recent incidents of "sulphur ginger," "dyeing hoe," "beef," "toxic bean sprouts," "ink stick," and other food safety incidents, the safety of the food market has almost made the public talk about "adding."
To this end, the relevant state departments have recently introduced a number of measures to vigorously rectify the illegal addition of food. Food safety is related to the health of the people. Why are so many departments unable to control a table for the common people? What kind of regulatory dilemma exists behind the addition of illegal food?
Illegal addition of corrupted industry reputation White floured bread was immediately added to Huang Chengcheng's "corn glutinous rice dumplings." Recently, Wenzhou City Administration of Industry and Commerce investigated and punished a batch of "dyeing boring heads" that may not only cause allergies, diarrhea, etc. Symptoms, long-term consumption may also cause damage to the human liver. The "magic beef paste" that has appeared in Guangdong and other places is to change the taste of pork into beef, deviating from the use of the food product labeling instructions and abusing food additives. The two special cases of "dyeing steamed bread" and "magic beef paste" actually represent two of the most typical problems in China's main food-added illegal activities.
“Some food illegal addiction has damaged the reputation of food additives. In fact, it is safe to use food additives that meet the requirements of the country. People do not need to talk about change,†said Zhu Yi, associate professor of the College of Food Science and Nutritional Engineering at China Agricultural University. At present, the main problems existing in the illegal addition of foods are the use of non-food materials as food additives, such as adding lemon yellow, melamine, Sudan red, and hang white, etc.; second, the use of preservatives and sweeteners in excess or in excess. Colorants, colorants, and bleaches.
In the recent sampling of additives in some batches of candied fruit, candies, beverages, and ice cream, the Bureau of Industry and Commerce of Guangdong Province and other places discovered some flavor enhancers (sodium cyclamate, sodium saccharin), preservatives (benzoic acid), and color enhancements. The content of the agent (lemon yellow) exceeds the national food safety standards.
The regulatory dilemma behind the illegal addition of “industrial and commercial, quality supervision, health, agriculture, consumer associations... so many departments have the responsibility to manage food safety and the use of food additives. Why are the problems of illegal use of food additives repeated?†The average consumer asked this way.
The relevant person in charge of the Guangdong Provincial Administration for Industry and Commerce told the reporter that the lag in food additive testing standards has made food additive supervision difficult. The person in charge said: "The industrial and commercial department generally commissions specialized inspection agencies to conduct random inspections to determine whether a food is illegally added or abused, but because the standard only addresses known non-food substances that may be illegally added and food additives that are easily abused, It is difficult to detect unknown illegal substances that are not included in the scope of standard testing. For example, prior to the exposure of melamine, there was no such item in the testing standards for dairy products."
“Perfumes and pigments are widely used, but currently there is no authoritative standard to limit their use.†Zhu Yi said that currently, large and small enterprises in China produce more than a thousand kinds of spices, but there are only 40 kinds of national standards. The lack of relevant standards leads to the existence of regulations. Dead zone.
An industry source from Guangdong told the reporter that the supervision department has relatively few manpower, and the lack of rapid and routine inspection capabilities has made the problem of passive law enforcement very prominent. He said: “In the case of clenbuterol, tens of thousands of pigs are sold every day in Guangdong. The lack of supervision staff is not enough to fully test and the proportion of sampling is relatively low. The cost of clenbuterol per pig is approximately 10%. Yuan, then the cost of taking all the pigs for inspection will be astronomical figures."
"A lot of food additions are first discovered by media reporters, but professional law enforcement personnel are unaware of it. What's more, they even harbor indulgence for some illegal companies." Zhu Yi believes that some law enforcement agencies have lax enforcement to some extent. Deterrence of government supervision.
In recent days, the leading comrades of the Central Government have demanded that criminal activities that illegally produce and sell shoddy products, severely disrupt the market, endanger the interests of the people, and even endanger life, must be severely punished in accordance with the law, open trials, and create a resolute response to crimes that endanger food safety. The social atmosphere. Not long ago, the General Office of the State Council issued the "Notice on severely cracking down on the illegal addition of foods and strengthening the supervision of food additives." It requested the Ministry of Health to strictly review and formulate national standards for new varieties of food additives. Before the end of 2011, it is necessary to formulate and publicize foods for compounding. General safety standards for additives and food additive labeling standards will be of great significance in solving current food safety issues.
Zhu Yi said: "In the formulation of related standards, health standards should be included in more important considerations, such as salt, they should be included in food additives, and their use of the standard limit. In addition, the development of standards should focus on international standards The Codex Alimentarius Commission (CAC) clearly stipulates that food additives cannot be added to the water at will. However, the current standards in our country only stipulate that natural drinking mineral water must not be arbitrarily added with additives. The production of other drinking water can be used in 77 kinds according to production needs. Additive used, and no upper limit is set."
"If the source of food additives out of control, but want to control its circulation, use, not only increase the cost of inspection, but also make the investigation and punishment of the use of illegal food additives, the effect is greatly reduced." Guangdong Provincial Consumer Council Secretary Luo Weiguang said.
Luo Weiguang believes that a complete mechanism should be established on the upstream links in the production and sales of food additives to restrict the production, sales, and purchase qualifications of some food additives, and to register the sellers and consumers of some food additives for future reference. Establish a strict food traceability system.
A person who has been engaged in the pork food industry for a long time believes that grass-roots law enforcement should be strengthened. If the law of “killing one hundred people†can be adopted to change the working status and mental outlook of law enforcement personnel at the grassroots level, it can be imagined that the food safety issue will be greatly improved. "If there are supervisors picking up a gimmick or a bean sprout on the street or on the street at any time to spot check, how can all the food problems be exposed by the media?"
To this end, the relevant state departments have recently introduced a number of measures to vigorously rectify the illegal addition of food. Food safety is related to the health of the people. Why are so many departments unable to control a table for the common people? What kind of regulatory dilemma exists behind the addition of illegal food?
Illegal addition of corrupted industry reputation White floured bread was immediately added to Huang Chengcheng's "corn glutinous rice dumplings." Recently, Wenzhou City Administration of Industry and Commerce investigated and punished a batch of "dyeing boring heads" that may not only cause allergies, diarrhea, etc. Symptoms, long-term consumption may also cause damage to the human liver. The "magic beef paste" that has appeared in Guangdong and other places is to change the taste of pork into beef, deviating from the use of the food product labeling instructions and abusing food additives. The two special cases of "dyeing steamed bread" and "magic beef paste" actually represent two of the most typical problems in China's main food-added illegal activities.
“Some food illegal addiction has damaged the reputation of food additives. In fact, it is safe to use food additives that meet the requirements of the country. People do not need to talk about change,†said Zhu Yi, associate professor of the College of Food Science and Nutritional Engineering at China Agricultural University. At present, the main problems existing in the illegal addition of foods are the use of non-food materials as food additives, such as adding lemon yellow, melamine, Sudan red, and hang white, etc.; second, the use of preservatives and sweeteners in excess or in excess. Colorants, colorants, and bleaches.
In the recent sampling of additives in some batches of candied fruit, candies, beverages, and ice cream, the Bureau of Industry and Commerce of Guangdong Province and other places discovered some flavor enhancers (sodium cyclamate, sodium saccharin), preservatives (benzoic acid), and color enhancements. The content of the agent (lemon yellow) exceeds the national food safety standards.
The regulatory dilemma behind the illegal addition of “industrial and commercial, quality supervision, health, agriculture, consumer associations... so many departments have the responsibility to manage food safety and the use of food additives. Why are the problems of illegal use of food additives repeated?†The average consumer asked this way.
The relevant person in charge of the Guangdong Provincial Administration for Industry and Commerce told the reporter that the lag in food additive testing standards has made food additive supervision difficult. The person in charge said: "The industrial and commercial department generally commissions specialized inspection agencies to conduct random inspections to determine whether a food is illegally added or abused, but because the standard only addresses known non-food substances that may be illegally added and food additives that are easily abused, It is difficult to detect unknown illegal substances that are not included in the scope of standard testing. For example, prior to the exposure of melamine, there was no such item in the testing standards for dairy products."
“Perfumes and pigments are widely used, but currently there is no authoritative standard to limit their use.†Zhu Yi said that currently, large and small enterprises in China produce more than a thousand kinds of spices, but there are only 40 kinds of national standards. The lack of relevant standards leads to the existence of regulations. Dead zone.
An industry source from Guangdong told the reporter that the supervision department has relatively few manpower, and the lack of rapid and routine inspection capabilities has made the problem of passive law enforcement very prominent. He said: “In the case of clenbuterol, tens of thousands of pigs are sold every day in Guangdong. The lack of supervision staff is not enough to fully test and the proportion of sampling is relatively low. The cost of clenbuterol per pig is approximately 10%. Yuan, then the cost of taking all the pigs for inspection will be astronomical figures."
"A lot of food additions are first discovered by media reporters, but professional law enforcement personnel are unaware of it. What's more, they even harbor indulgence for some illegal companies." Zhu Yi believes that some law enforcement agencies have lax enforcement to some extent. Deterrence of government supervision.
In recent days, the leading comrades of the Central Government have demanded that criminal activities that illegally produce and sell shoddy products, severely disrupt the market, endanger the interests of the people, and even endanger life, must be severely punished in accordance with the law, open trials, and create a resolute response to crimes that endanger food safety. The social atmosphere. Not long ago, the General Office of the State Council issued the "Notice on severely cracking down on the illegal addition of foods and strengthening the supervision of food additives." It requested the Ministry of Health to strictly review and formulate national standards for new varieties of food additives. Before the end of 2011, it is necessary to formulate and publicize foods for compounding. General safety standards for additives and food additive labeling standards will be of great significance in solving current food safety issues.
Zhu Yi said: "In the formulation of related standards, health standards should be included in more important considerations, such as salt, they should be included in food additives, and their use of the standard limit. In addition, the development of standards should focus on international standards The Codex Alimentarius Commission (CAC) clearly stipulates that food additives cannot be added to the water at will. However, the current standards in our country only stipulate that natural drinking mineral water must not be arbitrarily added with additives. The production of other drinking water can be used in 77 kinds according to production needs. Additive used, and no upper limit is set."
"If the source of food additives out of control, but want to control its circulation, use, not only increase the cost of inspection, but also make the investigation and punishment of the use of illegal food additives, the effect is greatly reduced." Guangdong Provincial Consumer Council Secretary Luo Weiguang said.
Luo Weiguang believes that a complete mechanism should be established on the upstream links in the production and sales of food additives to restrict the production, sales, and purchase qualifications of some food additives, and to register the sellers and consumers of some food additives for future reference. Establish a strict food traceability system.
A person who has been engaged in the pork food industry for a long time believes that grass-roots law enforcement should be strengthened. If the law of “killing one hundred people†can be adopted to change the working status and mental outlook of law enforcement personnel at the grassroots level, it can be imagined that the food safety issue will be greatly improved. "If there are supervisors picking up a gimmick or a bean sprout on the street or on the street at any time to spot check, how can all the food problems be exposed by the media?"
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