Checking China's annual food safety topic: children are exposed to antibiotics?
Xinhua News Agency, Beijing, January 10-, "restructured steak" is "plastic" stick? Added nitrogen in drinking water can drinking? …… In the past year, these people "question on the tongue" was repeated speculation, the answer to the question is increasingly blurred.
Eat healthy, eat at ease, for most folks is "a big deal". In the recently held 2016 years food safety focus on the scientific interpretation of media communication, experts on the year to people "question on the tongue" authoritative interpretation.
"Restructured steak" with "defective + meat meat glue" stitching? Carrageenan is not equal to the industrial use of "glue"
"Hot spots," the end of 2016, media reports from Australia's meat market into a large number of "restructured steak", "plastic Buffalo Steak", is "defective + meat meat glue" mosaic, the report caused wide public concern.
"Interpretation" Beijing Food Science Institute Dean Wang Shouwei: first, "defective meat block" actually is meat of segmentation or meat block dressing in the produced of "broken meat", never equivalent Yu "inferior meat"; second, "restructuring steak" using of Kara rubber is from seaweed in the extraction of polysaccharide class material, also not is equal to building with "rubber", and plastic with "rubber". "Restructured steak" belongs to the conditioning of meat products, this technology is widely used in both at home and abroad.
"Tip" when consumers buy steaks, ingredients can be used to distinguish between the original steak and "restructured steak." If the label in the list of ingredients, food additives and other accessories, you may be "restructured steak." "Restructured steaks" in the course of processing, processing of long cycle, greater risk of microbial growth, recommendation 100% heated before consumption.
Added nitrogen in drinking water can drinking? Experts say may rest assured that the purchased
"Hot spots" in early 2016, a brand of packaged drinking water were reported in the water, add nitrogen and have not been identified, and suspected to be industrial grade nitrogen. This makes food "processing AIDS" becoming a buzzword.
"Reading" the Chinese Academy of engineering Sun Baoguo: food grade nitrogen as a legitimate food processing AIDS, have an impact on human health, have used in a variety of foods. Because of its high security, so no label residue. Use of nitrogen in drinking water, is a mature technology.
"Hint," consumers can be assured that buying and eating food grade nitrogen as process aid food. The difference between food additives and processing AIDS, food additive as an ingredient in food, do not need to be removed in the final food; processing aid in the process of contact with food, but the food itself is not necessarily relevant, should generally be removed and in the food does not become the ultimate composition of foods, or only a residue.
Fruit juice label "100%" false propaganda in question? Consumers should understand
"Hot spots," media reports said consumers in the purchase of a nominal "100% juice" found in its list of ingredients contains purified water, think it is retailers deliberately hyped concept. "Restoration of juice" once has been the topic of heated debate.
"Reading" Hu Xiaosong, a professor at China Agricultural University: 100% juice products to consumers in the package express product ingredients contains purified water, indicating that the product belongs to the rehabilitation of fruit juice. Concentrated juice or recovery mark 100% content, in line with national standards and industry practice, consumers should be correctly understood. Meanwhile, fruit juice content of the Central Plains national standards need to be developed to avoid certain enterprises not in line with the nominal content of fruit juice drinks.
Corn flour "impotence"? Consumers should look for the "blue hats"
"Hot spots" April 2016, the media reported illegal profit-driven "viagra", main ingredient sildenafil mixed with corn flour, pretending to be a health food, sold in China.
"Reading" the health food examination Center, Beijing Union University Director Jin Zong-Lian: Sildenafil is not health food within the allowed list of raw materials used, are "illegally added", will cause harm to the human body. Health benefits to current health foods can be claimed on 27, there is no "improved sexual function," this one. Express and implied health foods with "aphrodisiac" and "improving sexual function" products it is an offence to exaggerated publicity. The Government should step up its supervision and regulate the order of health food market.
"Hint" whether consumers should carefully check to buy health food products have "blue hats", that is, signs and approval of health food, the State food and drug administration which must also query and check the Web site. When in the consumption of health care products, you should carefully read the instructions, including suitable and appropriate to the crowd and know is right for them to take, paying particular attention to the instructions in the warning, the right supplements.
Internet "black workshop" frequency? Third-party platform should be enhanced supervision
"Hot spots" in early 2016, reservation network "hungry" exposure "black workshop", the "black workshop" in the ordering line and quietly moved to other platforms, draw attention to network food product quality and safety concerns.
"Reading" Hu Jinguang Vice President of Renmin University of China Law School: a platform of strict rules is a highlight of food provision in the regulation of the Internet. In the Internet space, problems of asymmetric information between the various subjects, raising regulatory costs. If Government departments can manage third party platform, through the use of contracts to production operators, you can greatly reduce regulatory costs and improve regulatory performance.
Children are exposed to antibiotics? Clinical abuse
"Hot spots" in early 2016, according to media reports, the study results show that, Shanghai, Jiangsu, Zhejiang and Shanghai areas commonly exposed to low doses of antibiotics. The study suggests that this extensive exposure may increase bacterial resistance or the growth, development and health of children pose a potential hazard.
"Reading" the National Center for food safety risk assessment technical advisor Liu Xiumei: Chinese drug-resistant bacteria come from clinical use of antibiotic abuse and cross-infection in hospitals. Antibiotic resistance has become a major challenge in the field of global public health, if you don't pay attention to, without supervision, may make humans once again facing the threat of infectious diseases.
(Editors: xiaowugang UN845)
2017-01-10 16:59:13
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盘点中国年度食品安全话题：儿童普遍暴露于抗生素？
新华社北京1月10日电，“重组牛排”是用“胶”粘的？饮用水加了氮气能喝吗？……过去一年里，老百姓心头的这些“舌尖上的疑问”被反复热炒，问题的答案却越来越模糊。
吃得健康、吃得放心，对老百姓来说是“天大的事”。在日前举行的2016年食品安全热点科学解读媒体沟通会上，与会专家学者对一年来老百姓“舌尖上的疑问”进行了权威解读。
“重组牛排”用“次品肉块＋肉胶”拼接？卡拉胶不等于工业用“胶”
【热点】2016年底，有媒体报道称，从澳洲肉类市场流入大量的“重组牛排”“胶水牛排”，都是用“次品肉块＋肉胶”拼接的，报道引发公众广泛关注。
【解读】北京食品科学研究院院长王守伟：首先，“次品肉块”其实是肉的分割或者肉块修整中产生的“碎肉”，绝不等同于“劣质肉”；其次，“重组牛排”使用的卡拉胶是从海藻中提取的多糖类物质，也不等于建筑用“胶”、塑料用“胶”。“重组牛排”属于调理肉制品，此项技术目前在国内外被广泛应用。
【提示】消费者在选购牛排时，可通过配料表来区分原切牛排和“重组牛排”。如果标签中有配料表，出现其他辅料和食品添加剂的，则可能为“重组牛排”。“重组牛排”在加工过程中，加工的周期越长，微生物生长的几率越大，建议100%加热之后再食用。
饮用水加了氮气能喝吗？专家称可放心购买
【热点】2016年年初，某品牌包装饮用水被举报在水中添加了氮气且未标识，并怀疑为工业级氮气。此事使得食品中的“加工助剂”成为人们关注的热词。
【解读】中国工程院院士孙宝国：食品级氮气作为合法的食品加工助剂，对人体健康不产生影响，多种食品中均有使用。因为它具有高度安全性，所以无需标注残留量。在饮用水当中使用氮气，是一种成熟工艺。
【提示】消费者可以放心购买和食用以食品级氮气作为加工助剂的食品。食品添加剂和加工助剂的区别在于，食品添加剂在食品中作为配料而存在，不需要在最终食品中被去除；加工助剂在加工过程中与食品接触，但与食品本身不一定有关，一般应在食品中除去而不会成为食品的最终成分，或仅有残留。
果汁标注“100%”涉虚假宣传？消费者应正确理解
【热点】有媒体报道称，消费者在购买标称“100%纯果汁”时发现其配料表中含有纯净水，认为这是商家在故意炒作概念。“复原果汁”的话题一度引起了人们的热议。
【解读】中国农业大学教授胡小松：100%果汁产品在包装上向消费者明示产品配料中含有纯净水，表明该产品属于复原类的果汁。浓缩或复原果汁标注100%含量，符合国家标准与行业惯例，消费者应正确理解。同时，果汁中原果汁含量国家标准亟待制定，避免某些企业生产与其标称含量不相符的果汁饮品。
玉米粉“被壮阳”？消费者应认准“蓝帽子”
【热点】2016年4月，有媒体报道，不法分子受利益驱动将“伟哥”主要成分西地那非掺入玉米粉中，冒充保健食品，销往中国多地。
【解读】北京联合大学保健食品功能检测中心主任金宗濂：西地那非不在保健食品允许使用的原料目录内，属于“违法添加”，会对人体造成伤害。目前保健食品可以声称的保健功能有27项，没有“改善性功能”这一项。明示和暗示保健食品具有“壮阳”“改善性功能”的产品均属违法夸大宣传。政府应加强监管，规范保健食品市场秩序。
【提示】消费者应仔细查看购买的保健食品是否有“蓝帽子”，即保健食品的标志和批准文号，还需登录国家食品药品监督管理总局网站进行查询和核对。在食用保健品时，应仔细阅读说明书，包括适宜和不适宜人群，知晓是否适合自己服用，特别应注意说明书中的警示语，正确服用保健品。
网上“黑作坊”频现？应加强第三方平台监管
【热点】2016年年初，订餐网“饿了么”被曝光存在“黑作坊”，这些“黑作坊”在勒令下线后又悄然转战其他平台，引起人们对网络订餐产品质量和安全性的担忧。
【解读】中国人民大学法学院副院长胡锦光：平台规则的严格化是互联网食品监管相关规定中的一大亮点。互联网空间内，各主体之间信息不对称的问题突出，抬高了监管成本。如果政府部门能把第三方平台管住，通过它利用合同再去约束生产经营者，就能极大地降低监管成本，提高监管绩效。
儿童普遍暴露于抗生素？临床滥用为主因
【热点】2016年年初，据媒体报道，上海一项研究结果表明，苏浙沪地区儿童普遍暴露于低剂量抗生素。该研究认为，这种广泛暴露状态可能加重细菌耐药，也可能对儿童的生长发育与人群健康造成潜在的危害。
【解读】国家食品安全风险评估中心技术顾问刘秀梅：目前中国细菌的耐药问题主要来源于临床人用抗生素的滥用以及医院内的交叉感染。细菌耐药问题已经成为全球公共健康领域一大挑战，如果现在不引起重视、不加强监管，有可能使人类再次面临感染性疾病的威胁。
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2017-01-10 16:59:13
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