Almost every Chinese family who cooks their own
will definitely have a bottle of seasoning produced by "Haitian "
As a time-honored brand in China
"The No. 1 Soy Sauce" and 380 billion A-share leader
Haitian Flavor Industry has been criticized in the past two days and has become a hot search
Its seasoning additive "double standard" makes people angry
Haitian 1Haitian flavoured domestic sales contain preservatives, but exports are zero?
Recently, many overseas netizens, including Canada, posted that they had overbought Haitian brand soy sauce from overseas China. There were no additives on the ingredients list, only natural raw materials such as water, soybeans, wheat, salt, etc. Then some netizens showed the ingredients of domestic Haitian soy sauce. In contrast, the various additive ingredients caused heated discussion.
More than one self-media accounts revealed that Haitian soy sauce sold in China contains food additives, questioning that Haitian Flavor Industry is implementing "double standards".
A Chinese netizen from Toronto posted a bottle of soy sauce bought in a local supermarket. It is very simple to look at the ingredients list, including: water, soybeans, salt, sugar, wheat, etc. There are only five or six ingredients in total.
Even in other Asian countries, such as the Haitian soy sauce bought in Japan, the ingredients are very simple:
So what are the Haitian soy sauce bought by friends in China?
It is understood that in addition to natural raw materials, soy sauce sold in China also adds additives such as sodium glutamate , 5'-Chengwei nucleotide disodium, 5'- disodium inosine , sodium benzoate , sucralose and other additives. Among the above five additives, the first three are flavor enhancer , sodium benzoate is a commonly used food preservative, and sucralose is a sweetener.
In addition to Haitian, the ingredients of soy sauce and other seasonings seen on the Canadian market are not complicated. For example, the Japanese soy sauce of Costco generally does not have too many additives, and the main ingredients are some natural raw materials.
The editor here will give you some popular science. Generally speaking, sodium benzoate is the most common food additive. In addition, the common sodium XXate and potassium XXate are all food preservatives. It is worth noting that sodium glutamate is not a food preservative.
Haitian Response: Compound additive regulations
Due to the great controversy, Haitian Flavor Industry officially responded, "The use and identification of food additives in all products of Haitian are in line with relevant Chinese standards and regulations. For short video accounts that maliciously spread rumors and slander Haitian brand in the incident, the company has appointed a professional lawyer team to investigate and collect evidence, and the legal responsibilities of malicious rumor-makers and disseminators will be investigated to the end."
Obviously this statement is not very convincing. After all, this still does not explain "Why are there no additives for food overseas?"
Regarding the problem of Haitian soy sauce food additives, industry experts expressed that it was a normal phenomenon. "Whether at home or abroad, manufacturers only meet the needs of the target group under the premise of "legality", so as to sell things to make money. Adding or not adding, what is added is aimed at the flavor characteristics and corresponding prices formed by their own customer groups."
Zero-added food is a manifestation of manufacturers' catering to the public's pursuit of dietary health. Consumers should look at food additives rationally. "Consumers usually regard zero addition and pure nature as good standards, but zero addition does not necessarily mean complete health, and products with food additives are not equivalent to inferior products."
According to the "GB2760-2011 National Food Safety Standard Food Additive Usage Standard" issued by the Ministry of Health of China, it includes 2314 types such as food additives, processing additives for food, gelatin base agents and food flavors, involving 16 major categories of food and 23 functional categories.The Japanese food additive standards stipulate 1,504 types of food additives, 810 fewer than China.
In other words, the same additive can be used in some places due to different standards in different countries, while in some places it is strictly restricted.
It is undeniable that Haitian Soy Sauce has been controversial in recent years, and it is not the first time that food safety-related issues have occurred.
In addition to the additive "double standard", Haitian Soy Sauce has been exposed to maggots in the soy sauce bottle more than once. On a complaint platform, there are 69 complaints about Haitian Flavor Industry. A rough statistics show that nearly half of them reflect the worms and maggots caused by condiments such as Haitian soy sauce, oyster sauce and soy sauce.
Food safety is indeed
The general public is very concerned about
Food additives are not completely unacceptable
But at the end they are just hope that
can eat safely and rest assured
What do you think about the "double standard" controversy of "Haitian" products?
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