August 8th news (reporter Liu Hongjie Intern Yang Xiaomei), the Ministry of Health announced the use of food spices and perfumes Principle (Draft), it is clear that the pure milk and other 20 kinds of food as prohibited food flavors, flavor range. However, reporters recently visited the provincial capital market and found that a variety of well-known infant formula were added "vanilla flavor" and "ethyl vanillin".
in several large supermarkets in the provincial capital, all kinds of baby milk powder are filled with Illi gold collar, Abbott, Yashi, Dumex, Beingmate, Nestle Nestle, Meiji, meamerchen - Ann baby, Wyeth milk powder and so on. Reporters found that except for the first period (0 to 6 months' babies), most of the milk powder was spiced. For example, second (6 to 18 months) and third (12 to 24 months) of Abbott's refined milk powder added a vanilla flavor; second (6 to 12 months baby) and infant milk powder over one year old added ethyl vanillin; Beingmate milk powder (6 - 18 months) and 1 - 3 year infant milk powder. Maltodextrin was added, Wyeth milk powder (6 to 12 months) was added with ethyl vanillin, and ethyl vanillin and maltodextrin were added at 1 to 3 years old. Moreover, the above milk powder did not label the specific content of the additive.
promoters of a brand of milk powder said: "ethyl vanillin and maltodextrin are chemical additives that are harmful to babies. But the dosage we add is in line with the national standard. Besides, we are importing milk powder. The quality inspection is much stricter than the domestic milk powder. "
milk powder producers say no food spices can be added to infant formula for 0 to 6 months, and there is no problem with the addition of flavors and spices in baby milk powder. The Announcement No. 21 issued by the Ministry of health in 2008 clearly stated: "any infant formula food that covers 0 to 6 months should not be added to any food flavor. Vanillin, ethyl vanillin and vanilla bean extract can be used in large infant and infant formula food. The maximum amount of use is 5mg/100ml, 5mg/100ml and appropriate use according to production needs. "
"since the state stipulates that powdered milk producers can add spices in milk powder, we should mark the contents so that our parents can feel relieved." Ms. Ho, who is picking up milk powder at the supermarket, says. The milk powder of the provincial supermarket is full of dazzling. Yang Xiao Mei