Meat balls have nothing to do with meat? Don't let the meatballs "rinse" the consumers
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Song Lishan reporter recently found that many meatballs in the market, especially bulk meatballs, are actually made of various additives, almost without meat.
in some wholesale markets, the price of Meatballs is very low: a bag of beef balls without sandwich is only about 11 yuan, 5 jin per bag, and it is converted to only 2.20 yuan per Jin. Compared with beef at a market price of 30 yuan / kg, the price of meatballs and beef is seriously upside down. What is even more incredible is that in many wholesale markets, the price is the same as chicken balls, pork balls or beef balls. Some peddlers pointed out the mystery: This meatball almost contains no meat. It is made from starch, meat powder and other additives. It has no relationship with meat.
produce and sell, according to a reporter's investigation, these meatballs mostly flow into low-grade hot pot shops and spicy hot stalls, and the prices soar and eventually flow into consumers' mouths. There is no trademark in bulk meatballs and no ingredients. How much meat does it contain? How many additives are added? Will it be harmful to the human body? Consumers are kept in the dark. In
interviews, consumers are not without similar confusion, but it is difficult to safeguard rights.
on the one hand, the food standards for meatballs are not clear. According to the "quick frozen food" standard issued by the Ministry of Commerce, the content of the main ingredients should be clearly stated in the packaging, with pork and chicken at least 10%, and beef and mutton at least 8%. But quick frozen food is a very broad concept, but there is no clear standard for meat balls. As early as 2011, the industry has promulgated the industry standard. In the draft, it was pointed out that the meat content of Meatballs should not be less than 45%, but it has not been implemented.
on the other hand, the detection of Meatballs is expensive, and the cost of consumer rights protection is too high. According to people concerned, the cost of testing a piece of non mixed meat is about 2000 yuan, while mixed meat needs more. Spend more than ten yuan to buy a bag of meatballs, but it takes thousands of dollars to identify the pros and cons, which discourages most consumers.
food safety is related to the health of the people. It is not consumers' self-reliance to ensure good food safety. The relevant government departments can not sit idly by. Since the standards are not clear enough, relevant departments should set strict production and processing standards as soon as possible, so that consumers can have evidence. At the same time, the cost of testing can not be a stumbling block in the market of purifying meatballs. Relevant departments should increase the intensity of spot checks and use stricter supervision to "kill" inferior meatballs.