The industry standard of sauerkraut in Laotan is increased

A few days ago, the group standard of "General Requirements for the Quality and Safety of Laotan Sauerkraut (Draft for Comments)" organized and drafted by the Chinese Society of Food Science and Technology was publicly solicited for comments, and the relevant feedback time was until December 22
.
According to reports, Laotan sauerkraut is used very much in convenience food, but lacks proprietary product quality and safety standards, adhering to the standardization of Laotan sauerkraut product quality and safety, improve the industry level, the Chinese Society of Food Science and Technology formulated the "Laotan sauerkraut quality and safety general requirements" group standard, for the inheritance of Chinese traditional fermentation of Laotan sauerkraut to provide scientific basis and standards
.

As one of the commonly used vegetables cultivated throughout China, mustard greens have a large
annual output.
After the "Tukeng sauerkraut" was exposed, the related industrial chain of the sauerkraut industry was also urgently promoting the standardization of
products.
On September 22, the group standard of "Laotan Sauerkraut Production Quality and Safety Control and Management Technical Specification" drafted by the Chinese Society of Food Science and Technology was released to the public, filling the industry gap
of Laotan sauerkraut standard.
The standard defines "Laotan sauerkraut" refers to vegetable products
made by fermenting with fresh leaf mustard greens or leaf mustard greens after initial salting fermentation as the main raw material, with or without auxiliary materials, old mother water (sauerkraut mother liquor) or lactic acid bacteria, and fermented with traditional ceramic altar 。 The standard also regulates the site selection and factory environment, plant and workshop, facilities and equipment, quality and hygiene management, raw and auxiliary materials, food additives and packaging materials, quality and safety control of the production process, packaging and label identification, inspection, product storage and transportation, product traceability and recall, training, management system, institutions and personnel, records and document management
.

According to the Chinese Society of Food Science and Technology, Laotan sauerkraut is a traditional Chinese cuisine, with unique color, aroma, taste and organizational form, which has been rooted in the public's food culture for thousands of years and is an indispensable delicacy
on the table.
At present, China does not have the relevant standards and regulations of the "General Requirements for the Quality and Safety of Laotan Sauerkraut", and the use of pollutants, pathogenic bacteria, food additives and other requirements, all of which implement the existing national food safety standards
.
After reviewing the relevant guiding documents of pickles at home and abroad, and sorting out the current situation of sauerkraut/Laotan sauerkraut products in domestic and foreign markets, the standard drafting group held expert seminars for many times, combined with the actual production situation of the enterprise, after full research and discussion, formed a draft
standard for comments.
Among them, the project team investigated the products of 11 manufacturers from 9 regions of the country, measured their moisture, total acid, chloride content and microbial limit, and determined various indicators
from the perspective of ensuring the safety and improving the quality of Laotan sauerkraut by referring to the relevant standards of similar products, combined with the characteristics of Laotan sauerkraut products.
Among them, the water in Laotan sauerkraut does not exceed 80%, the total acid (in terms of lactic acid) index should be 0.
6%-1.
6%, and the chloride (in terms of NaCl) index should be 5%-9%.

After the release of this standard, it will complement the "Laotan Sauerkraut Production Quality and Safety Control and Management Technical Specifications" to jointly serve
the standardization and improvement of the industry.