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Five health "lie" about food safety How many do you trust?


Abstract

In recent years, "problem food" has always emerged in endlessly. In fact, in addition to the problems that authoritative departments have investigated, some of the so-called "insecurity" started with false rumors and misunderstandings of modern agriculture and food production models.

In recent years, "problem food" has always emerged in endlessly. In fact, in addition to the problems that authoritative departments have investigated, some of the so-called "insecurity" started with false rumors and misunderstandings of modern agriculture and food production models. Experts pointed out that Chinese people have five major misunderstandings about food safety:

[Absolute security in foreign countries]

Food problems are a global problem, and Western developed countries are not pure land for food problems. In addition to regulatory loopholes and unscrupulous traders, environmental pollution is also the main culprit threatening human food safety.

[Wild is better than farmed]

The National Institute of Nutrition and Food Safety of the former Ministry of Health conducted a comprehensive test of pollutants in 24 common aquatic fishes on the market. The results showed that although there are different levels of pesticide residues and heavy metals in farmed fish, they are far lower The international safety limit. The pollutant content of wild fish is higher than that of farmed fish.

[Food additives = illegal additives]

Food additives are not equivalent to illegal additives such as Sudan red and melamine. As long as the amount meets the standard, the impact on the human body can be ignored.

[Plant hormones are bad for the human body]

Strawberry and watermelon are often spread by the Internet with swelling agents. In fact, swelling agents are plant hormones and will not have any reaction with the human body.

[The stricter the food safety standard, the better]

There are now more than 3 million compounds, and 300,000 new compounds are added every year, which cannot be included in the world's food safety standards. Whether the standard is safe or not depends on whether the compound is ubiquitous in food and whether it is illegally added, such as dioxins and waste oil.