Can the Internet celebrity snacks rubbing against Sakura IP be eaten with confidence?

In the annual cherry blossom viewing season, in addition to using photos to freeze the beauty of cherry blossoms, the beauty also stimulates people's taste buds

Recently, the reporter visited supermarkets and parks with questions to explore the taste of cherry blossom snacks, and learned from experts about the pros and cons of cherry blossoms as a food on the human body

The sales of cherry blossom snacks are hot, and the taste is mixed

Sakura occupied the circle of friends and news headlines, and became the brightest IP among thousands of flowers

Sakura Ice Cream

Cherry blossoms can be used for medicinal, edible, and cosmetic purposes.

In the cherry blossom cultural event held in Yuyuantan Park in Beijing, the ice cream in the shape of cherry blossoms and the commemorative soft drink of "Sakura" were sought after by tourists, and the supply was even in short supply

Coincidentally, on the Cherry Blossom Avenue of Jiming Temple in Nanjing, a milk tea shop launched "cherry blossom tea" very popular.

In Beijing's major supermarkets, the "soft and cute cherry blossom flavor" LeTV potato chips with pink packaging all grab the most conspicuous C position on the shelves, and the price is 9.

Major e-commerce platforms have also joined the "Sakura Marketing War", and Sakura Wine and Sakura Jelly have become popular

Sakura, with its own popularity of Internet celebrities, has become the "sweet pastry" of many corporate marketing

Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Affairs: Salted cherry blossoms have not been approved as new food raw materials

Previously, a member of the National Committee made a proposal at the Two Sessions, suggesting that the raw materials of edible cherry blossoms should be included in the "National New Resource Food Catalog" as soon as possible.

Which flowers are edible by consumers? According to the staff of the Agricultural Product Quality and Safety Supervision Bureau of the Ministry of Agriculture, for edible flowers, the "Green Food Edible Flowers" (NY/T 1506) standard only includes "chrysanthemum, rose, honeysuckle, jasmine, Gorse, Daidai, Sophora japonica and other edible flowers approved by the state"

The staff explained that salted cherry blossoms are the products of cherry blossoms after salting, and are not classified as the scope of agricultural products adjusted by the Agricultural Product Quality and Safety Law, but should belong to the food category adjusted by the Food Safety Law

The reply letter stated that if the cherry blossoms are included in the "Catalogue of New Food Raw Materials", the Ministry of Rural Agriculture will actively cooperate with the National Health and Family Planning Commission and the China Food and Drug Administration to do a good job in the quality and safety risk assessment of the production process, and accelerate the formulation of standards such as pesticide residue limits