Lianrong Wuren Banned Chemical Bleaching

The new version of the "National Standard for Food Additives" started yesterday to implement the traditional production techniques for Cantonese-style moon cakes. The revised version of the "Standard for the Use of Food Additives" was implemented yesterday. The traditional production techniques for Cantonese-style moon cakes need to be changed.

The moon cake Lianrong must not be soaked with ammonium sulphite. When manufacturers produce Bai Lianrong moon cakes, they can only use the physical method to wash them more.

The moon cake “Four Heavenly Kings” is known as Bai Lian Rong, Hong Lian Rong, Wu Ren, and Lu Sha moon cakes. The practice is the most traditional, and the additives used are the least. This year may increase production.

(Reporter Lin Xiaoli) Yesterday, the country’s new version of the “Standard for the Use of Food Additives” was formally implemented, and Cantonese-style moon cakes bear the brunt of it. The technique of making moon cakes for many years needs to be changed this year. The industry expects that this year the government will test the additives more stringently. There are moon cake manufacturing companies that specialize in brand processing. This year, brand owners prefer Bailianrong, Honglianrong, Wuren and moon cake moon cakes.

Bai Lianrong Bleaching by Washing and Blasting The “Standard for the Use of Food Additives” formally implemented yesterday stipulated that 27 types of foods should not be added. This requires manufacturers to make changes to the moon cake production techniques that have been used for many years.

Wu Xiaoping, manager of the Quality Control Center of Guangzhou Restaurant Group, told the reporter: “In the past, Bai Lian Rong had to undergo a special process of bleaching. This year’s standards are strict. The amount of sulfur dioxide allowed in the moon cake is greatly reduced, so this year’s Bai Lianrong can no longer Bleaching, five kernels can not be bleached, flour can not add brighteners. To pursue the sale of white lotus, we had to use physical bleaching, wash several times more, soak a few times, the cost is much higher."

The reporter learned that although the use of sodium sulfite in moon cake lotus root has been banned in the past, ammonium sulfite is permitted in the process aids. The key is not to remain. Some companies use ammonium sulfite to soak lotus root and bleach. Now that the new standard has been issued, even ammonium sulphite cannot be used anymore, so this year's Bailianrong moon cake is certainly not as good as it used to be.

Mooncake “Four Kings” Additives At least recently the country has cracked down severely on the illegal addition and abuse of food additives to food. The industry believes that government departments will test mooncakes more stringently. At present, there are some large-scale food companies to ensure the safety of the entire chain. The “hands” of management and control have extended from the food production and manufacturing sectors to the upstream.

Assistant Zhao Liping, assistant general manager of Guangzhou Restaurant, said in an interview with reporters that taking salty duck eggs, one of the raw materials made by the company's mooncakes, as an example, the company chose aquaculture production bases on its own, with ducklings, feed, epidemic prevention, even duck farms, such as water quality. , soil, air, etc. have all been tested and stipulated in order to ensure the quality and safety of salted duck eggs supplied to the company. “The cost of salted duck eggs purchased by others may be 1 yuan/a, and our salted duck eggs cost 2 yuan/a, which is twice as expensive.”

Some manufacturing companies also told reporters that the practice of Bailianrong, Honglianrong, Wuren, and Dousha moon cakes, which are known as the "four kings" of moon cakes, is the most traditional, and the additives used are the least, and the occurrence of additives exceeding the standard is also the smallest, so many manufacturers This year will increase the output of the "four kings."

Refused to Taiwanese enterprises suppliers of plasticizer moon cake production companies in the plasticizer storm affected by very little, but each company is very cautious. In order to avoid repeating the mistakes, some food companies in Guangzhou have adopted a “prudential” attitude toward Taiwan's raw material suppliers. Wu Xiaoping told the reporter: “The additive used in the moon cake, 'alkali water', can not be used this year.Alkaline water is a compound additive, and the raw material is a mixture of sodium carbonate and water, which is mainly used to adjust the pH of the moon cake skin. The role of coloring, but the compound things are most likely to happen. For example, if suppliers directly sell plasticizers to manufacturing companies, they will certainly not dare to buy them. However, once the plasticizers are compounded into clouding agents, let alone the manufacturers. As we know, the regulatory authorities are unable to check it out. So now we have to have our own alkaline water, and the human and material resources have increased a lot."

Not only that, but for the sake of caution, this year's moon cakes of the Guangzhou Restaurant Group suspended the purchase of all Taiwan-related products on the procurement of raw materials.

According to Ou Jiehui, assistant general manager of Quxiang Foods, due to the influence of plasticizers, manufacturers need to request the raw materials suppliers to request for a cable ticket, require production licenses and business licenses, and also provide product inspection reports, plasticizers. The inspection of qualified reports as well as the import and export account.

Ministry of Health: 2314 kinds of food additives universal test report (Reporter Xie Yushan, He Ying Si) Recently, there are media reports that "60% of food additives can not be detected", causing concern. Yesterday, the person in charge of the relevant department of the Ministry of Health stated that the statement was not accurate enough, and the actual situation was different. At present, China's existing 2,314 kinds of food additives have corresponding detection methods. The detection and management of food additives in food residues is basically the same as in developed countries.

The Ministry of Health stated that the testing of food additives includes the detection of the quality of products and the detection of residues in foods. For the quality inspection of food additive products, the existing 2,314 food additives all have corresponding detection methods, and qualified and competent testing units can carry out corresponding inspection work. For the detection of food additive residues in foods, the practice in China is the same as usual practice in relevant international organizations and developed countries: For food additives that specify specific use limits and scope, such as preservatives, colorants, sweeteners, antioxidants Etc., have formulated standards for the corresponding test methods; for food additives that come from natural plants or used in appropriate quantities according to the production process, such as natural pigments, thickeners, etc., food itself may exist, food safety risks are low, and no Differences between the additions or the naturally occurring conditions usually do not define a test method.

The Ministry of Health pointed out that the formulation of food additive standards (including use standards and product standards) has always been an important part of food safety work. The “Food Additives Use Standards” (GB2760-2011) newly revised by the Ministry of Health in May 2011 includes a total of 2,314 kinds of food additives, food processing aids, gum base, and food flavors, and specifies the scope of use. Dosage and use principles.