"The salt sellers in China are beasts!"
Ms. Li saw an article online today. Experts in it criticized the salt dealers, saying that the highly toxic and harmful potassium ferrocyanide was added to the salt, even though they knew it was illegal. Want to add... After reading the article, Ms. Li was shocked and quickly forwarded the article to the family group to ask everyone what they thought.
@Hello Tomorrow: No wonder there are so many cancer now, even salt is added with additives!
@ Waiting for the Flowers to Bloom: Nowadays, you can’t find any food without additives. Food safety is a big problem.
@海娜百川: We are inseparable from additives every day and every meal. Everyone eats food with additives every day. It would be so hard without it!
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When it comes to food additives, many people "hate it", especially salt. Everyone eats it every day. Even table salt contains additives. Can we still eat it with confidence?
1. Are there toxic additives in table salt? Will it be poisonous or carcinogenic if eaten?
There are rumors that table salt contains potassium ferrocyanide, which is highly toxic and that eating too much salt is a threat to health. In fact, potassium ferrocyanide in table salt is legally added and can act as an anti-caking agent , improving the stability and sensory properties of the salt, preventing it from caking, and is more conducive to the transportation and transportation of the salt. storage.
Will eating salt for many years lead to chronic poisoning of potassium ferrocyanide and cause cancer?
In response Liu Fuqiang, chief physician of the Emergency Office of the Hunan Provincial Center for Disease Control and Prevention said that the structure of potassium ferrocyanide is stable and its chronic toxicity is also very low. According to the national food safety standards, the maximum amount of potassium ferrocyanide added to table salt is 0.01 g/kg. Based on an adult weighing 60 kg, to cause health effects, one needs to eat about 150 g (3 taels) of table salt every day. The average person consumes 10 grams of salt a day, which is already a lot.
Therefore, according to the current usage standards and actual usage, the daily intake of potassium ferrocyanide is far below the maximum limit . Therefore, normal intake of salt, even for long-term consumption, will not cause harm to the human body. Bring harm.
2. Are food additives carcinogenic or harmful? The latest response from the National Health Commission
When many people talk about food additives, they will classify them into the category of harmful and useless if eaten in excess. But in fact, food additives are not a "scourge", and many additives can also "enhance" food.
Food additives are chemically synthesized or natural substances added to food to improve the quality, color, aroma and taste of food, as well as to meet the needs of preservation and processing technology.
Are food additives harmful to the body?
Recently, National Health Commission held a meeting to specifically respond to the safety issues of food additives. Li Ning, director of the National Food Safety Risk Assessment Center, said that the country will adopt a strict approval management system for food additives. Only food additives that are truly necessary for process technology and are safe and reliable through updated evaluations can be approved for use. There are strict regulations on which foods can use additives and how much they should be used.
Some consumers are also worried that eating a variety of foods containing the same food additives may cause "toxicity" to be superimposed. Director Li Ning explained that the Evaluation Center has taken this situation into consideration for the scope and dosage of each food additive in food. In other words, when formulating food additive standards, it has ensured that one food additive can be used in a variety of foods. situation, so as long as the manufacturer adds and uses it in accordance with food standards, the food is qualified and consumers do not need to worry.
3. These additives are prohibited in food, so you really need to stay away from them!
There is no need to worry too much about food additives that comply with regulations. You need to be wary of some additives that should not appear in food. Relevant national departments have long announced "List of non-edible substances that may be illegally added to food and easily abused food additives" , Xiao Ai has compiled a few common ones, everyone must keep their eyes open.
, Formaldehyde
Food also contains formaldehyde? In fact, many fungus foods contain formaldehyde, which is produced by the growth and metabolism of the fungus itself. However, in order to extend the shelf life of food, some unscrupulous vendors illegally add formaldehyde as a preservative, such as aquatic products, fresh fungi, and animal offal. Formaldehyde is added to foods that are not easy to store to extend their freshness.
Formaldehyde has long been clearly defined by the World Health Organization as a carcinogen and teratogen . It can cause various inflammations and cancers, reduce children's intelligence and immunity, fetal malformations, skin allergies, women's infertility, etc. Countries around the world Its use as a food additive is also expressly prohibited.
Identification:
First of all, aquatic products soaked in formaldehyde have a bright and pleasing appearance, but are reddish in color; fungi treated with formaldehyde may appear brighter in color and obviously white. Secondly, the used formaldehyde will volatilize and smell a pungent odor. Finally, aquatic products soaked in formaldehyde are generally brittle and easy to crush, and their taste is greatly reduced.
, Sudan red
Sudan red is used as a coloring agent. It is mainly used for coloring to make food look bright red. Therefore, it is often illegally added to chili powder to make the chili noodles brighter. Some businesses will also add it to duck egg yolks to make duck eggs It is red and yellow, and is called " red heart duck egg ". However, Sudan red will be metabolized in the human body and the environment, and the product is carcinogenic , so it cannot be used in food.
Identification:
Normal chili noodles should be dry and loose, with a natural red color, no hand-stained red, and a strong pungent and eye-catching characteristic. If Sudan red is added to the chili noodles, the color will be very bright, unnaturally red, and the spiciness will not be strong. Capsicum pigment, a plant pigment, will slowly fade over time, while Sudanese red pepper noodles will remain bright in color for a long time and will still be bright red even if exposed to the sun.
, boric acid borax
Borax borax is used as a muscle-enhancing agent, which mainly makes the food look swollen and taste elastic, so it is easy to be illegally added to noodles, meatballs and other foods.
It is worth noting that infants can die if they eat 2 to 3 grams of borax, and the lethal dose for adults is 15 grams. Borax can irritate the human stomach, causing nausea and repeated vomiting.
Identification:
The best way to identify is the feel of the borax-added balls and rice dumplings, which feel smooth to the touch and can smell a slight alkaline smell.
, Lead chrome green (art green)
Lead chrome green is a colorant, mainly used to color food, and is easily added to tea illegally to make it look attractive. However, it is an industrial pigment, and human consumption may seriously exceed the standard of heavy metals and cause damage to human organs.
Identification:
For brightly colored tea leaves, put a small amount in the palm of your hand, dip it in cold water and pinch the tea leaves. If there is green left, it proves that it has been dyed. You can also let the tea stand for half an hour. If the color is obviously stratified, the tea may be mixed with chemical pigments.
Food additives are a double-edged sword. It is not only an advancement of food industry civilization, but if not used properly, it can also pose a threat to human health.Therefore, when consumers buy food, they must carefully identify it and do not go to small workshops or unknown vendors to buy food for cheap. #HealthTruthPlan#
Reference material:
[1] "Is the heart of selling salt too dark?" Hunan disease control experts restore the truth about potassium ferrocyanide! 》.Huasheng Online.2018-08-30
[2]《National Health and Medical Commission’s Response to Food Additives》.Guangming.com.2022-06-28
[3]《Food and Medicine Classroom丨In the food you eat, Are these illegal additives used? 》.Yantai Market Supervision.2021-05-15
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