Jiangxi: preservatives, colorants and bleaches are abused in preserves

Jiangxi Provincial Bureau of quality and Technical Supervision recently conducted supervision and spot check on candied fruit products sold on the market It was found that some enterprises were prohibited to add preservatives, sweeteners, colorants and bleaching agents in excess Consumers are prone to dizziness and vomiting when eating this kind of food, which can cause acute poisoning, deformity and even cancer Candied fruit products are dried fresh fruits, melons and vegetables as the main raw materials, processed by molasses or salt The quality supervision department randomly inspected 40 batches of preserves produced by 40 enterprises, 27 batches were qualified, and the sampling qualification rate was 67.5% The results show that the quality of preserved fruit products sold in Jiangxi market is worrying, and the abuse of food additives is still very serious According to the quality supervision department, the main problems of unqualified products are: first, the use of preservative benzoic acid beyond the limit Benzoic acid is added to food to inhibit the growth of microorganisms and prolong the shelf life of products Excessive consumption of foods with excessive preservatives will harm the health of consumers Second, the use of sweeteners beyond the limit This is mainly because some enterprises use sweeteners instead of sugar to reduce costs Third, illegal use of colorants This is mainly because some enterprises add pigment arbitrarily in order to make products have better sensory properties Too much colorant in human body may lead to gene mutation, deformity and even cancer Fourth, sulfur dioxide residue exceeds the standard This is mainly because some enterprises use bleaching agents such as sodium pyrosulfite in excess in order to make the product look beautiful People eat foods with sulfur dioxide exceeding the standard, which are prone to dizziness, vomiting, nausea, diarrhea, etc in serious cases, it will poison the liver and kidney, causing acute poisoning The quality supervision department reported that the trademark of Xinwang food factory in Qingshanhu District of Nanchang city is "Xinwang" kumquat cake, the trademark of angbu Dagan Zhengxun food factory in Chao'an county of Guangdong Province is "Zhengxun" jiayingzi, the trademark of Shanghai baiweilin Industry Co., Ltd is "baiweilin" spicy peach slice, and the trademark of Guangzhou Guowang Food Co., Ltd is "Wang" lover Mei The quality of products is unqualified