[hot spots] plasticizer attack again torture food safety
source: popular daily
key hints recently, the emergence of the problem of liquor plasticizer has once again attracted the public's attention to the food safety. Food is the first for the people to eat. With food safety problems, there is often public anxiety. How to build up the line of food safety, so as to avoid the recurrence of the "plasticizer" problem? The wine market has suffered "shock wave" "a week, because of the influence of plasticizers, the wine of the foreign brands is not open, now I have two cases of wine and spirits, I do not know how to do it." In the provincial capital of a liquor store, facing the unexpected problem of plasticizer, Mr. Sun, in charge of the person in charge, was somewhat unprepared. "I would have been ready to enter a few other brands of new goods today, but look at the current market, or a little slowly." The reporter visited several large supermarkets and liquor stores, and the wine and ghost wine under the impact of plasticizer are rare, and the expectation of the future liquor market, even if the year is coming, most of the respondents are not optimistic about the market market. Mr. Sun said: "this year's liquor market is a general situation, and now there is such a sudden situation, the future market is really hard to say." The shock wave of plasticizer not only appears at the retail terminal, but also shows more clearly in the stock market. According to the relevant data, with the exposure of the plasticizer problem and the continuous fermentation, from last Monday to Thursday, the average decline of the liquor plate reached 8%, the market value of the liquor was reduced from 631 billion 770 million yuan to 587 billion 510 million yuan, and 44 billion 260 million yuan was evaporated. This is quite different from the situation that has been favored by various funds. Where do plasticizers come from? Plasticizers or plasticizers are additives that increase material softness or make materials liquefied. At present, the most common use of plasticizers is a class of compounds known as phthalic acid esters (DEHP), a class of environmental estrogens, which have become one of the most common pollutants in the world. Wu Peng, associate professor of food science and engineering, Shandong Agricultural University, said. It is understood that plasticizers are generally contained in plastic products, and the application of plasticizers is very common in real life, and it is difficult to avoid the plasticizer completely. Related experts say that o-phthalate two is not a food additive, and is not allowed to be added directly to liquor and food. But when the food is in contact with the packing materials and containers containing phthalic acid esters, the phthalic acid esters of phthalate are migrated to the food, causing food pollution and endangering human health. Therefore, at present, the plasticizer in liquor is a case or a common phenomenon in the industry. In the end, it is caused by the leakage of the production and circulation, or in order to increase the consistency of the liquor and the addition of the lasting human being, no matter in the industry or the expert, the clear answer is not given. According to the relevant experts, in the present world developed countries and China about food containers and packaging materials with the relevant provisions of the relevant provisions, the occasional small amount of food contaminated by plasticizers will not be harmful to health. However, from the current situation, people in daily life in contact with and eating plasticizers are still very many opportunities, therefore, first of all, we should avoid using plastic products to contain such organic substances as oil, alcohol and other organic substances; in addition, the use of plastic products, should try to avoid heating. Of course, it is best to avoid using plastic products when choosing food containers. How to avoid the next "plasticizer", "now to buy liquor, generally will be intentionally or unintentionally to ask a few questions about the plasticizer, although the wine is finally carried away, but also reflects the concern about the problem." The person in charge of a liquor store told the reporter. "The plasticizer is only a case, or is it a common problem in the industry?" an interview with a consumer, "after listening to the problem of the plasticizer, I looked up the relevant information on the Internet and wondered what was related to the problem in life. We should let consumers know about this. It is understood that there is no limit for testing plasticizer content in liquor. Behind the frequent occurrence of food safety problems, many consumers have become extremely sensitive. Public anxiety is often accompanied by food safety problems. How to avoid the emergence of the next "plasticizer"? Experts say, to some extent, the repeated emergence of food safety issues is a necessary stage of social and economic development, and the developed countries have also experienced such a process. The United States is a perfect and sound food safety system in the world, but food safety incidents occur every once in a while. Even so, some experience is worth our reference. For example, strict food safety supervision system, recall system and punitive damages system can be said to be the three swords to safeguard food safety in the United States. Among them, punitive damages play an increasingly deterrent role in enterprises producing and selling dangerous products. "In the case that some food producers are still unable to realize self-restraint and want to pursue interests more, legal means, strengthening supervision and strengthening punishment are effective means to prevent the frequent occurrence of food safety problems." Wu Peng said, "for consumers, on the one hand, learn more about nutrition and health knowledge which are closely related to ourselves; on the other hand, pay attention to the quality of food, learn to identify, and learn to protect and protect themselves." For the government, we should increase the supervision of food safety and improve the legal system of food safety.