Harm of food desiccant

Introduction: although food desiccant is very common, it still has certain harm, so what are the harm of food desiccant? Understand through Baibai safety net Food desiccant is a very common independent small package, which can play a moisture-proof effect What are the hazards of food desiccant? Through the detailed understanding of Baibai safety net, here is a very detailed knowledge of food additives In recent years, various kinds of children's food on the market are rich and colorful In order to prevent moisture absorption and deterioration, food desiccant is used more and more widely However, children are curious and they are not familiar with the performance of desiccant after eating the food in the packaging bag The unintentional damage caused by misuse and misuse is increasing day by day According to experts, quicklime, or calcium oxide, is an alkaline substance It will become mature when encountering water In this neutralization reaction process, it will release a lot of heat, cause gas expansion and water expansion, and at the same time, it will generate certain pressure When the pressure reaches a certain degree, it may cause "explosion" reaction Therefore, once the lime alkaline desiccant is accidentally stepped on by children, eaten by accident or inadvertently into the eyes, it may cause damage to the skin, digestive tract or conjunctiva, especially to the eyes Children are the main "prevention" crowd of food desiccants In order to keep children away from desiccants with potential safety hazards, experts remind parents to take out the desiccants and put them away from children when giving them snacks At the same time, parents should advise children to stay away from desiccants, not play with desiccants, and not put desiccants into water to avoid harm If it is a colorless and transparent ball, it belongs to silica gel desiccant Silica gel cannot be absorbed in the gastrointestinal tract and can be discharged from the body through feces Generally speaking, it is not toxic to the human body and does not need special treatment after taking it by mistake If it enters the eye, it can be washed from the inner corner of the eye to the outer corner of the eye with water If a large amount of Fe2O3 desiccant is taken, it may cause nausea, vomiting, abdominal pain, diarrhea and other symptoms, which can be treated symptomatically If the lime desiccant containing calcium oxide is ingested by mistake, it is easy to cause esophageal burn or gastric ulcer, you should drink water or milk as soon as possible to dilute and induce vomiting, so as to reduce the absorption of the body; however, you should not drink too much water, so as to avoid causing vomiting to burn the esophagus again, adults generally in 120-240 ml, children should be measured by 10 ml per kg of body weight, the total amount should not exceed 200 ml; If the skin is accidentally stained with lime desiccant, it needs to be rinsed with plenty of water; once lime desiccant splashes into the eyes, it should be rinsed with water for at least 15 minutes Through understanding, we know the hazards of food desiccant What should children do if they eat the desiccant by mistake? We should go to the hospital as soon as possible for examination and treatment If we want to know more about food additives, Baibai safety net is the best choice Here are the use methods of food safety detector Editor in charge: he xianrob