December 15, is a great day. However, for consumers, this day is a day worth remembering.Ministry of Health issued the first list of illegal food additives that day formally announced to the community, once notorious for melamine, Sudan, Formaldehyde and other 17 kinds of “drugs” was blacklisted (Beijing Morning News, Shanxi Evening News, etc. relevant reports). With this list, some counterfeiting of food companies sell bad I am afraid will not be as blatant as before; With this list, consumers temper false consciousness “eye” of course I am afraid the more “candid mirror.”
Ministry of Health list, an acronym for “food may be illegal and easy to add non-food substance abuse, food additive species list.” To tell the truth, read the name, mind will not be too comfortable. Because melamine, Sudan, industrial formaldehyde, Poppy capsules, etc. as a “non-food substances,” think of those who drank the tainted milk a “stone baby”, eating a Poppy capsules pot damaged liver, kidney and nervous system of patrons, ” non-food substances “called too neutral, too Wenzhou Zhou enough, these” non-consumption “of the items can, and some plainly dignitaries life, loss of human health, poison! Exposure is also not before the melamine incident, some media questioned sensitive sense of smell, “Sanlu” and “name brand” manufacturers are given the answer is “protein powder”, are “food additives.” Not long ago, online sales in Wuhan, ractopamine hydrochloride (clenbuterol of a kind) incident, the seller picked the guise of a “feed additives.” Haohao De additives, in a way obstinately to melamine, like clenbuterol, “Li Gui,” We spoil the reputation!
Food additives such as tartrazine, preservatives, sweeteners, emulsifiers, leavening agents, as long as the dose contained in the food line with national standards, then it is harmless.Especially in the modern food processing industry, lines, and quick production characteristics, but also makes this production can not do without food additives, food additives that should be the real face. However, some mercenary, unscrupulous production companies, has chosen to be some of this is not a food additive by additive name of the poison, one is trying to cheat, deceive, confuse two to reduce the guilt. However, the Ministry of Health published the list can be more thoroughly read off their wish.
Maintain a reputation of food additives, while melamine to quickly stripped down such dogskin plaster, on the other through specific regulatory enforcement and publicity frankly tell people everyday, “drug” is a “drug”, additives are additives, they do not take the sector, not brothers.