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    In order to save the cost of burgers, excessive use of water retaining agents?!

    • Last Update: 2022-12-29
    • Source: Internet
    • Author: User
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    Fluffy and soft bread
     
    Tender and juicy meatloaf
     
    Plus a rich, rich sauce
     
    A burger that looks full of ingredients
     
    Does it make you salivate?
     
    However, behind this burger carrying small luck is hidden the careful calculation of individual businesses, in order to reduce costs and seek benefits, etc.
    , arbitrarily adjust the formula, and use food additives beyond the limit, which seriously infringes the legitimate rights and interests
    of consumers.
     
    Introduction to the case
     
    In the early stage, when the Xinqiao Office of the Songjiang District Market Supervision Bureau carried out a special inspection of a food production enterprise in its jurisdiction, it was found that after the company's seasoning marinade powder formula for the production of hamburger patties was greatly adjusted, the amount of food additives and moisture retention agents added in the formula did not change
    .
     
    Careful law enforcement personnel read the production records and feeding records of the product, carefully calculated the proportion of phosphate (PO43-) in the product, and sent samples of the product involved for inspection
    .
    After investigation, the content of food additives used in the hamburger patty significantly exceeded the specified maximum amount of
    water retention.
     
    Legal analysis
     
    The compound moisture retention agent is a water retention agent, which can improve the stability of the product, maintain the internal water holding capacity of the food, and improve the form, flavor, color and other substances
    of the food.
    If the phosphorus content in the water retention agent is too high, it will combine with calcium in the intestine to form calcium orthophosphate that is difficult to dissolve in water, reducing calcium absorption and affecting human health
    .
     
    In accordance with the relevant provisions of Article 124.
    1.
    3 of the Food Safety Law of the People's Republic of China, the Songjiang District Market Supervision Bureau ordered the parties to rectify and imposed administrative penalties
    of confiscating the materials involved in the case and imposing fines.
     
      01

    ※What are food additives?
     
    Food additives refer to synthetic or natural substances
    added to food for the purpose of improving food quality and color, aroma and taste, as well as for the needs of preservative, preservation and processing technology.
    Common colorants, sweeteners, thickeners, flavors and fragrances, nutritional enhancers, etc
    .
     
      02

    ※What are the functions of food additives?
     
    At present, there are more than 2,000 kinds of food additives approved for use in China, divided into 22 categories according to function, food additives can not only meet the needs of processing technology, extend the shelf life of food, expand the scope of sales, reduce food spoilage, and prevent foodborne diseases; It can also meet the needs of taste or nutrition, forming a better color and fragrance
    .
     
      03

    ※Are food additives safe?
     
    In fact, food additives are widely used in our daily life, such as brine for ordering tofu, baking soda for steaming steamed buns, etc.
    , consumers do not need to talk about "agent" color change
    .
    The food additives that have been approved for use in China have been evaluated for safety, and their use in accordance with the requirements will not cause damage
    to the health of consumers.
     
    Tips
     
    1.
    Food practitioners must look for the national standard GB2760 for food additives, use food additives in strict accordance with the food categories and amounts allowed in the national standard list, and do not reduce production costs and obtain improper competitive advantages
    through illegal means.
     
    2.
    Consumers should look at food additives rationally and objectively, buy food from formal channels, check the label ingredient list when purchasing, understand the food additives used in food, and try to avoid choosing foods
    with abnormal color, smell and texture.
    If illegal clues endangering food safety are discovered, promptly call 12315 or report to the market supervision department through the national 12315 platform
    .
     
    Contribution: Songjiang District Market Supervision Bureau
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