Modification of national standard of biscuits to clarify the non compulsory use of bulking agent

Recently, the National Standardization Committee issued the amendment sheet (Draft for approval) No.1 of national standard biscuit (GB / t20980-2007), which made it clear that bulking agent is not a compulsory use Experts said that at present, the development of biscuit industry is changing with each passing day, and people's demand for health is growing, so it is of great significance to make clear that enterprises do not force the use of food additives such as bulking agents The revision of national standard is the general trend The national standard of biscuit (GB / t20980-2007), which is under the jurisdiction of the national Baking Products Standardization Technical Committee, has been implemented for more than 10 years since 2008 The standard has played an important role in standardizing the industry and guiding the production With the rapid development of biscuit industry, new technologies and processes are emerging "In view of this, the national standard of biscuit (GB / t20980-2007) was approved and revised by the end of 2018." Zhang jiukui, chairman of China baked food and sugar products industry association, told reporters According to the introduction, GB / t20980-2007 "biscuits" national standard "Chapter 3 terms and definitions" stipulates that puffing agent shall be added to crisp biscuits, tough biscuits, cookies, wafer biscuits, egg round biscuits, egg rolls, pancakes and bubble biscuits "After the establishment and revision of the standard, the Secretariat of the National Standards Committee and the national baking products standardization technical committee respectively received some public messages and consultations on" whether expanding agent must be added to biscuits " In order to properly solve the problem in time, the No 1 Revision of the standard was proposed." Zhang jiukui said Zhang Jiukui explained that the modification list was revised according to the relevant expression of "the third chapter terms and definitions" in the standard text, and the corresponding content in the definition of crisp biscuits, toughness biscuits, cookies, Weihua biscuits and oval biscuits in this part was revised to "add or not add other raw materials", such as "add leavening agent and other materials" in "3.2 crisp biscuits" "Auxiliary materials" is revised to "add or not add other raw materials" Zhang jiukui said that the amendment was based on gb7100-2015 national food safety standard "Biscuits" is defined as "foods made of cereal powder (and / or beans, potato powder) as the main raw materials, added or not added sugar, oil and other raw materials, and processed by mixing powder (or mixing pulp), molding, baking (or frying) and other processes, as well as foods with cream, protein, cocoa, chocolate, etc added between (or on the surface or inside) products before or after ripening", The definition does not stipulate the use of food additives, but the standard "3.6.1" is clear The use of food additives shall comply with the provisions of GB2760 hygienic standard for the use of food additives The biscuits with aluminum content exceeding the standard associated with bulking agent are a kind of crispy, sweet and salty flake baking food, which is made of flour, oil and sugar as the main raw materials, added with milk, egg and other auxiliary materials, and finally formed and baked In the beginning, it didn't have many additives However, with the emergence of industrial mass production, different additives such as bulking agent and emulsifier are put into use At present, sodium bicarbonate, ammonium bicarbonate and other bulking agents can be found in the ingredient list of the prepackaged label of biscuits "This time, it was made clear that the principle of using bulking agent is of great significance At present, many manufacturers no longer use additives such as bulking agent and improver, but through improving production process and adjusting food raw materials." Zhang jiukui told reporters in this way Although from July 1, 2014, five departments of the state jointly launched regulations to prohibit the use of aluminum containing food additives in expanded food, and aluminum potassium sulfate and aluminum ammonium sulfate (alum) shall not be used in the production of wheat flour and its products, but fried flour products, batters, wrapping powder, fried powder are not subject to these regulations, biscuits and other pastry products from time to time due to the use of aluminum containing bulkiness The agent causes the problem of aluminum exceeding the standard For example, in 2017, the former food and Drug Administration of Ningxia Hui Autonomous Region organized a total of 60 batches of samples of edible agricultural products and biscuits, of which 2 batches of biscuits were unqualified due to excessive aluminum In this sampling inspection, the residues of aluminum (224.0mg/kg for dry samples and 226.8mg/kg for dry samples) were detected in the yaxiwang breakfast biscuit and milk flavored small pudding biscuit produced by a company in Ningxia, while the standard value was 100mg / kg In addition, according to the results of a food sampling test released by the General Administration of market supervision and administration in 2018, a cream sandwich biscuit sold by a supermarket in Beijing, Baiziwan branch, was reported due to the excessive aluminum residue The report showed that the detection value of aluminum residue in biscuits was 122mg / kg, 22% higher than the national standard The General Administration of market supervision mentioned in the above consumption tips issued by the random inspection that the reason for the excessive aluminum residue may be that some enterprises use aluminum containing additives beyond the limit and scope in the production and processing process to improve the taste of products, or the aluminum content in the compound additives used by them is too high Aluminum containing food additives can be used as curing agents, bulking agents, stabilizers, anti caking agents and dyestuffs Many countries, such as the United States, EU Member States, Australia, New Zealand, Japan and China, allow the use of aluminum containing food additives According to China's regulations, aluminum potassium sulfate and aluminum ammonium sulfate can be used as bulking agents and stabilizers in baked food, with the addition amount of "appropriate addition according to production needs", while the aluminum residue limit in the final product shall not exceed 100mg / kg Li biansheng, a professor at the school of light industry and food science, South China University of technology, said that for a long time, aluminum has been considered as a non-toxic element Aluminum cookers, aluminum containing bulking agents and water purification agents are widely used, and no direct toxicity of aluminum has been found But in recent years, the research shows that aluminum can disturb the metabolism of human body and cause long-term and slow harm to human health It has been reported that the accumulation of aluminum in the body can reduce memory, inhibit immune function and block nerve conduction Aluminum is closely related to Alzheimer's disease and also affects children's development and cognition In addition, the accumulation of aluminum in the body will increase the burden on the kidney and cause damage to the kidney If it is unnecessary, it should not be added to solve the problem of whether the content of this standard modification list encourages enterprises to stop using bulking agents, Zhang jiukui said: "the use of food additives should follow the principle of safety necessity, and if it is unnecessary, it should not be added." At present, the rational use of food additives will not bring about safety problems, but in order to better meet the needs of consumers, especially children and adolescents, the food industry should try to reduce the use of additives to become a consensus The biscuit modification list also stressed: "reduce the use of food additives to better meet people's health needs." Biscuits are one of children's favorite foods According to reports, at present, there is a defect in the children's food system, that is, there is no special safety standard for children over 3 years old In view of the formula food such as milk powder and rice powder in the 0-3-year-old infant food, China has made strict regulations and standard requirements, but there is no special regulation for other children's food The additives of these children's food are in accordance with the hygienic standard for the use of food additives and the standard for the use of food additives (gb2760-2011), which are not treated differently from adult food and have no special requirements Therefore, in the absence of special safety standards for children over 3 years old, it is of great significance to reduce the use of food additives such as bulking agents Ding Zongyi, chairman of children's Health Committee of Chinese Medical Association, told reporters that additives should be avoided in children's food as much as possible Because the metabolic capacity of children is weaker than that of adults, excessive consumption of biscuits containing additives may cause children's growth retardation.