Guangxi peak spice logistics center octagonal test results out of the sampling 81 batches qualified 79 batches

On September 25, 2020, the reporter learned from Guangxi-ASEAN Food Inspection and Testing Center that the market regulatory authorities in Guangxi Peak Spice Logistics Center law enforcement inspection of the octagonal test results, a total of 81 batches of samples, including sulfur dioxide content of 0.15g/kg below the qualified sample 79 batches, non-conforming samples 2 batches (content is 0.23g/kg, 0.45g/kg).
September 22, in response to media reports that there is sulfur fumigated sulfur dioxide in the eight corners of the Guangxi Peak Spice Logistics Center market, Guangxi Market Supervision Bureau sent a working group to guide Nanning City, Xingning District market regulatory authorities to carry out verification.
As of September 24, a total of more than 150 law enforcement officers were dispatched, withheld 364 tons of octagonal, sample sampling, commissioned Guangxi-ASEAN Food Inspection and Testing Center in accordance with the requirements of laws and regulations of the detection method, sulfur dioxide residue in the octagon for testing.
for the detection of non-conforming samples, the market regulatory authorities will file a case in accordance with the law.
it is understood that the octagon is a traditional economic forest tree species in Guangxi, the fruit can be used as both food and raw materials, but also as spice industry, medicinal industry raw materials.
In May 2019, the National Health And Wellness Commission issued the Bulletin on 24 "Three New Foods" such as Campylobacter (No. 2 of 2019), expanding the use of food additives and approving sulfur as a preservative in flavorings and powders (octagons only), with a maximum use of 0.15g/kg (in terms of sulfur dioxide residues).
, for the spice industry, the state has not formulated sulfur dioxide limits and testing methods standards.
According to experts, sulfur is one of the food additives approved by the National Food Additives Use Standard in accordance with the requirements of the process, the human body generally through the consumption of food containing residual sulfur dioxide and intake of sulfur dioxide, through the normal detoxification of the body after urine excreted.
The Joint Committee of Experts on Food Additives (JECFA) of the United Nations Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO)/World Health Organization (WHO) conducted a safety assessment of sulphur dioxide by setting a daily allowable intake (ADI) of 0 to 0.7mg per kilogram of body weight, where the amount of sulfur dioxide entering the human body is safe and harmless.
experimental studies show that sulfur dioxide residue degrades with the extension of storage time, with a 12-month degradation rate of 32.14% to 86.11%, and sulfur dioxide degradation rate can reach more than 97% after daily life using food such as octagonal cooking bones and pig's feet.
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