Are Preservatives And Safety Only Single-choice Questions?
Sep 11, 2020
How to explain food preservatives and safety to consumers scientifically?
Do you know? Our country loses hundreds of billions of yuan every year due to product deterioration (mold, taste, bag expansion, etc.), and nearly half of food poisoning is caused by microorganisms! For example, Salmonella proliferates in food and is eaten by humans, which can cause fever, headache and body pain, diarrhea and vomiting, etc.; Staphylococcus aureus can grow in food, produce toxins and cause poisoning, and its clinical symptoms are severe vomiting and diarrhea , Abdominal pain, etc.; Aflatoxin is a strong carcinogenic toxin that can damage human and animal liver tissues. Long-term use of toxin-containing food can cause cancer and even death.
The reflection from the above description is: Is it better to be "no preservative added"? Still need to consider the safety of food preservatives from a balanced perspective? The simple conclusion that food preservatives are "harmful" or "not harmful" is not scientific. Our advice to our customers from a professional perspective is that we need to conduct scientific and objective knowledge dissemination to consumers or some media. As consumers learn more about food preservatives, everyone will understand and feel more at ease.
In fact, the use of food preservatives is regulated under the global regulatory system, and the government will conduct a very complete assessment of its safety, efficacy, human health and environmental impact. This ensures that the food preservatives you use are both safe for humans and can effectively protect food. Therefore, food preservatives are actually safe when used within the scope of application and dosage prescribed by regulations.
Moreover, there are more and more high-moisture and high-protein products in the baking industry at present, and the nutrients in this product are more likely to breed bacteria; if there is no food preservative to protect the product, the deterioration of the product will cause great harm to people.
