Hidden dangers of disposable chopsticks are more likely to be health killer.
source: Qilu network
according to Shandong radio and television television life channel "Life Gang" report, disposable chopsticks, not only waste forest resources, but also in health is very difficult to rest assured. In the process of visiting the market, the price of chopsticks is quite cheap, a few cents a pair.
a reporter visited a number of restaurants and restaurants in Ji'nan. After that, many of the disposable chopsticks were inserted in a box. The customers came to eat directly from the inside. It seemed very convenient. However, reporters on the street interview found that seemingly convenient disposable chopsticks, sometimes bring a lot of trouble.
reporter found at a restaurant in Shun Yu Road, many of the disposable chopsticks here are mostly spotted, crooked and yellow. The owners of the restaurant disagree with these questions.
the restaurant owner said that disposable chopsticks were wholesale from the market. Subsequently, the reporter visited the market of a wholesale chopsticks in Ji'nan, where there are about a dozen stalls selling disposable chopsticks. A lot of simple packaging of disposable chopsticks directly stacked on the ground, the price is very low, according to "the" sale, a thirty or forty pairs, high price of 2 yuan, low price of only 1 yuan, an average of less than 3 cents.
the reporter bought some disposable chopsticks with relatively low price. After careful observation, it was found that the surfaces of the disposable chopsticks were mostly blotches, curving, yellow and burr. The reporter has consulted the national standard of disposable chopsticks issued by the State Quality Inspection Bureau, which stipulates that the material of chopsticks can be divided into two kinds of wood and bamboo, no matter it is one of the disposable chopsticks of the kind of material, it should be clean, smooth, without burr and peculiar smell on the senses, and the coliform group and pathogenic bacteria can not be detected. The mould must not exceed the limit; the residual amount of chemical additives in disposable chopsticks, especially sulphur dioxide, should not exceed 0.6 grams per kilogram. Combined with this standard, it is easy to find out which disposable chopsticks, such as spots and other problems, are unqualified products.
there are still other problems with these disposable chopsticks, apart from their unqualified appearance. The reporter found that in recent years, many places have been frequently exposed to one-off chopsticks from black workshops. In order to make chopsticks look good, traders will soak the news with chemical drugs such as sulphur water and other chemicals. In this case, are there any residues of chemicals in these chopsticks? Reporters bought the disposable chopsticks sent to the Shandong provincial commercial laboratory of Career Technical College for testing.
experimental results showed that two kinds of disposable chopsticks sent by reporters contained sulfur dioxide. In the relevant national standards, the sulfur dioxide content of disposable wooden chopsticks is qualified as long as less than zero point six grams per kilogram. That is to say, the sulfur dioxide content of wooden disposable chopsticks sent by journalists is qualified.
"Life Gang" suggests that, although there is no evidence that the sulfur dioxide content of chopsticks in the market is exceeding the standard, sulfur dioxide has a stimulating effect on the human body. It is hoped that we should try not to use it for a long time so as not to cause health problems.