Ministry of agriculture more sampling inspection found that bean sprouts nitrite significantly exceeded the standard
4 to the end of the month, the Ministry of Agriculture began to sample the soybean sprouts sold in some provinces and cities.
when the dust of the food quality safety events such as lean meat essence and dyed steamed bread have not been settled, the "problem bean sprouts" which can cause cancer to be exposed in Shenyang and Ji'nan have been exposed.
for this kind of "problem bean sprout" which is mainly brewed by illegal additives such as urea and enrofloxacin, some experts point out that nitrite will be produced in the human body after eating, and it will be carcinogenic for a long time.
"problem bean sprouts" appeared many days ago
a few days ago, the media pointed out that "problem bean sprout" appeared in Urumqi, Xinjiang, after testing by local relevant scientific research institutions, it was found that nitrite in bean sprouts exceeded the standard, and the urea content exceeded the standard two times.
data show that nitrite specific content standard, national standard soybean sprout is 4 mg, and Urumqi detected "problem bean sprout" is 9.2 milligrams, more than double the standard.
industry insiders point out that nitrite is mostly found in cooked food and pickled vegetables. Using it to sprout bean sprouts can make bean sprouts bright and bright, and extend the fresh-keeping time. The cost is low and the effect is obvious. In addition to the direct addition of nitrite, a large amount of fertilizer used in soybean sprouts will lead to a large increase in nitrate content in bean sprouts, nitrate into the human body, and will become nitrite after the decomposition of bacteria.
4 23, 23, the food safety office of the city of Shenyang reported that as of now, 23 of the harmful soybean sprout processing points have been removed, more than 30 suspects have been captured, more than 55 tons of harmful bean sprouts have been captured, and a cross provincial sale of illegal sales of soybean sprouts has been seized.
who is going to be overseen?
Huang Xinwu, deputy director of the Urumqi agricultural products quality and safety testing center, said that these "problem bean sprouts" have exposed some legal supervision problems, from the production site, the circulation place to the table, the whole chain involves many departments such as health, quality supervision, industry and commerce, agriculture and animal husbandry and so on.
in fact, under the questioning of "food for the sake of the people," the weakness and absence of the supervisory power of relevant units have existed for a long time. After the
Shenyang issue bean sprout incident, the industry and Commerce Department said that the supervision of food production should be held by the Quality Supervision Bureau instead of the business sector. The quality supervision department said bean sprouts belonged to primary agricultural products, which was suitable for supervision by the competent agricultural authorities. The agriculture department indicated that bean sprouts are not primary agricultural products, they are processed products of primary agricultural products, and should not be supervised by the agricultural administrative departments.
according to Wang Cheng, deputy director of the agricultural product quality supervision and testing center of the Ministry of agriculture (Urumqi), the deputy director of Urumqi, introduced a detailed sampling scheme, which will be carefully tested on soybean sprout samples according to relevant national standards and food general standards.