Export food enterprises should be cautious in using series of food additives such as sweeteners

It is understood that in the first half of this year, more than 30 batches of food exported to Japan were found to contain sodium cyclamate and returned The scientific name of cyclamate is sodium cyclamate sulfonate, which was first used in the 1950s At that time, it was widely used as "generally considered as a safe substance" in the United States However, some people used the mixture of cyclamate and saccharin to carry out long-term and high-dose experiments on rats, resulting in bladder cancer in animals As a result, the sweetener has been banned in the United States, the United Kingdom and other countries since 1969 However, according to the hygienic standard for the use of food additives, China allows the use of sodium cyclamate in some foods, for example, the maximum amount of sodium cyclamate is 0.65g/kg in beverages, prepared wine and pastries, and 1.0g/kg in preserves It is understood that there are many reasons for the positive of sodium cyclamate Some enterprises blindly add sodium cyclamate (soy sauce, vinegar, chicken essence, etc.) without knowing the requirements of the importing country Some enterprises use sodium cyclamate (soy sauce, vinegar, chicken essence, etc.) in the auxiliary materials used in processing Some food raw materials contain sodium cyclamate (melon and fruit, etc.) Therefore, after receiving orders from foreign countries, the relevant export food processing enterprises in China must understand in detail the requirements of the importing countries (preservatives, colorants, bleaching agents, etc.); strengthen the acceptance of raw and auxiliary materials, and test the newly purchased raw materials and auxiliary materials to ensure the safety and qualification; the final products must be sent to the authority for testing, and the testing accuracy must meet the requirements of foreign countries Requirement In addition, if the enterprise produces domestic food at the same time, it must strengthen the cleaning of tools and instruments, so as to avoid the pollution of exported food.