Experts call for an urgent response to the abuse of sweeteners

Insiders call for: it is urgent to rectify the abuse of sweeteners in food and beverage The relevant national departments should further adjust the production, sales and use policies of sweeteners, so as to make the sugar consumption level in line with the international standard as soon as possible The first is to strengthen the supervision and inspection of food sweeteners and severely punish the illegal behaviors of abusing sweeteners The state has strict and detailed regulations on the use of sweeteners and the labeling of related products The illegal behaviors of abusing sweeteners and cheating and harming consumers must be dealt with seriously in accordance with relevant laws and regulations Second, through administrative, economic and other means, limit or even ban sweeteners With the improvement of people's living standard, more and more people want to eat "green food" As one of the three nutrition sources of human body, sugar is one of the most economical and safe energy sources However, the average consumption of sugar in China is only 1 / 3 of the international average level, 1 / 2 of that in Asia, and the consumption space of sugar is very large In addition, if the sweetener banned by many countries is still widely used in food and drink, it will be resisted by the WTO non-tariff green trade barrier and affect the export of products Therefore, the relevant departments of the state should take effective measures to restrict or prohibit sweeteners, and promote and encourage the use of sugar in food The third is to strengthen the publicity of the "Hygienic standard for the use of food additives" and other relevant provisions At present, many consumers, especially those in rural areas, do not have enough understanding of the harm that chemical synthetic sweeteners may cause Therefore, public opinion and relevant departments should actively guide consumers to consume correctly, scientifically and reasonably, remind consumers to use foods and drinks with sweeteners carefully, and advocate eating more products with sugar as raw materials Source: China market.com