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October 2022 food industry public opinion inventory

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Food Partner Network News The public opinion information of the food industry in October 2022 is as follows:

1.
Soy sauce food additive storm

During the National Day period, Haitian soy sauce food additive incident attracted attention, in the pull of netizens, Haitian, industry associations and other multi-party lineups, public opinion continued to escalate, the heat of discussion remained high, and a storm about food additives in soy sauce hit
.

In mid-September, an online celebrity blogger who became popular with "Technology and Ruthlessness" and "Hextech" released a video showing the process of
making homemade soy sauce with a variety of food additives.
Subsequently, Haitian soy sauce was questioned by netizens as "Hextech Food"
.
Shortly after the video was released, some netizens found that Haitian's soy sauce brand ingredient list contained the additives mentioned in the video, and Haitian soy sauce was pushed to the forefront
.

Then, some netizens broke the news that Haitian soy sauce only has natural raw materials such as water, soybeans, wheat, and salt on the foreign product ingredient list, and there are no food additives, while the products sold in China have a variety of food additive ingredients, which is questioned as a "double standard"
at home and abroad.

In the face of public opinion, Haitian responded three times
on September 30, October 4 and October 9.
Haitian said that all products are produced in strict accordance with the Food Safety Law, and the use of food additives and their labeling in all products meet the requirements of relevant standards and regulations in
China.
Simply thinking that there are few food additives in foreign products, or that products with additives are not good, are misunderstandings
.
Haitian said that the food regulations and standards are different in each country and region, and the corresponding product labels are also different
.
Products are one country (region) one standard, domestic and foreign food industry and even many other non-food industries are doing this
.
Most of the internal control standards of Haitian products are higher than or even much higher than national standards, and domestic and international internal control standards for products of the same quality are consistent
.
Haitian products are sold to more than 80 countries and regions around the world, whether in the domestic market or the international market, Haitian has different grades of products, all of which sell products containing food additives and products
without food additives.

During the period, the China Condiment Association and the China Food Industry Association also issued a statement
on this in advance.
On October 5, the official website of China Condiment Association issued a "statement on purifying the market environment and guiding the high-quality development of condiment enterprises"
.
The statement said that the standard itself is not high or low, as long as food production enterprises strictly follow the provisions of GB2760 "Food Safety National Standard Food Additive Use Standards" to standardize the use of food additives, the products they produce are safe
.
On October 6, the Food Safety Standards and Regulations Committee of the China Food Industry Association issued an opinion on its official website on several issues involved in the "soy sauce turmoil", saying that it is one-sided to simply compare different grades and different flavors of products normally sold in domestic and foreign markets, and does not uphold the concept
of objective, fair, scientific and accurate public opinion supervision and guidance of consumption 。 The association also said that the scope and limit value of food additives specified in China's current national food safety standard "GB2760 Food Additive Use Standard" are proved to be safe and reliable through scientific research and risk assessment, and the products produced by enterprises in accordance with the standards will not cause harm
to consumer health.

In addition, on the evening of October 26, Xin Jifei, a blogger who became popular with "technology and ruthless work", appeared in a live broadcast room to clarify misunderstandings
about food additives.
Xin Jifei said that the original intention of shooting the video is to let consumers know where the money is spent, and there is no intention of negating or demonizing food additives at all, but only opposing those additives
that are used to inferior good.

Public opinion reviews

The public opinion of Haitian soy sauce mainly revolves around whether Haitian is a "double standard" at home and abroad, the safety of food additives and health issues
.

In response to the double standard problem, netizens compared the company's foreign "0 added" products with domestic products containing food additives, which itself is different products labeled with different ingredients, of course, the company indicated that it also has "0 added" products
without additives in China.
In addition, the food regulations and standards of different countries and regions are different, and the labeling is different, and it is normal
for manufacturers to have one label for each country (region) for the needs of each country.

In response to the problem of food additives, as long as food production enterprises use food additives in strict accordance with the provisions of GB2760 "National Food Safety Standard Food Additive Use Standards", the products they produce are safe
.
In addition, food additives are "hooliganism"
regardless of dosage and harm.
For consumers, it is necessary to look at such problems rationally and do not "talk about the discoloration of food additives"
.

Related reports: Haitian soy sauce public opinion enlightenment: compliance or public relations which is more important?

2.
"The confinement center was fined 30,000 yuan for adding party ginseng in chicken soup" caused heated discussions

On October 13, "the confinement center was punished for adding party ginseng in chicken soup" rushed to Weibo hot search, causing heated discussions
among the majority of netizens.

It is reported that a confinement club in Ningbo, Zhejiang Province, was fined 30,000 yuan
by the Ningbo Haishu District Market Supervision Administration for adding party ginseng to chicken soup and giving it to pregnant women.

When law enforcement officers conducted an on-site inspection of the clubhouse in accordance with the law, they found that one jar
of beneficial motherwort, salt eucommia, wheat dong, codonopsis and other traditional Chinese medicines were placed in the back kitchen.
In the party's package service items, there is "tonifying qi and blood soup", which is the party adding codonopsis ginseng and tangerine peel to the chicken soup and giving
it to the mother.
Upon enquiry, Codonopsis ginseng does not belong to substances that are both food and Chinese herbal medicine
.

Public opinion reviews

Many netizens expressed their incomprehension, and netizens thought that they would also add party ginseng
to soup at home.
In fact, confinement centers are different from families, and it is not unjust to be punished as a "producer and operator"
for illegally adding drugs in confinement.

Codonopsis ginseng belongs to medicines, but it does not belong to substances that are both food and Chinese medicinal materials
.
Although in January 2020, the National Health Commission issued the Notice on Carrying out the Pilot Work on the Management of Substances in accordance with the Tradition of Both Food and Chinese Materia Medica for Nine Substances including Party Ginseng, which included nine substances such as Party Ginseng in the pilot work of food and drug quality production and operation, it does not mean that Party Ginseng is both food and Chinese herbal medicine
.
The Food Safety Law stipulates that no medicine shall be added to the food produced and traded, but substances that are traditionally both food and Chinese medicinal materials may be added
.
It is illegal
for party ginseng to be used in food production before it has obtained the status of "both food and Chinese herbal medicine".

Related Stories:

【Case】Chicken soup added to the party ginseng confinement club was fined 30,000

Can chicken soup with "Codonopsis" be drunk or not

3.
Two stores of well-known chain catering enterprises were punished

In July this year, some media undercover exposed problems such as
changing labels for expired food raw materials and not replacing cooking oil for a long time in the two stores of Beijing Pizza Hut Harmony Plaza store and Weigongcun store.
Subsequently, the two stores were placed on file for investigation by the Fengtai District Market Supervision Bureau
.

Recently, the above two stores have been punished, among them, Beijing Pizza Hut Pizza Hut Co.
, Ltd.
Harmony Square restaurant was fined 200,000 yuan by the Beijing Fengtai District Market Supervision and Administration Bureau for violating the Food Safety Law, confiscated 1,865 yuan of illegal income, and its license
was revoked.

The illegal fact is that the illegal tampering with the shelf life label
of the food specified by the company.
The on-site inspection found that the floor was greasy and slippery, the washing room was dirty, the clothes and food of the employees in the cold storage were piled together, and one expired bread was found in the cold storage
.
In addition, the food and raw materials to be processed were not inspected as required, the cooking oil was not replaced for a long time and was not checked in accordance with the correct operating specifications, the operator did not operate in accordance with the regulations, resulting in inaccurate values and no reference, and did not report the
problem of inaccurate measurement values after being found.

The Weigongcun restaurant of Beijing Pizza Hut Pizza Co.
, Ltd.
was fined 100,000 yuan
by the Beijing Haidian District Market Supervision Administration for using expired food raw materials.

The specific reason for the punishment is that on July 8, 2022, the party pickled the shiitake mushroom white jade mushroom crab mushroom combination pack that expired on that date, and on July 9, the pickled mushrooms were roasted and made into a variety of meals such as Pu Roll Song Roast Beef Pizza, Pu Pai Roast Australian Beef, and Milky Cheese Mushroom Tapas, which should be recognized as the use of expired food ingredients
.

Public opinion reviews

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It is worth noting that in September this year, the incident of "restaurants allowing dogs to touch takeaway on the operating table" attracted the attention of netizens, and some netizens posted a video reflecting that a restaurant allowed dogs to touch takeaway
on the operating table.
On September 10, the Hangzhou High-tech Zone (Binjiang) Market Supervision Bureau issued a notice on the matter, saying that after investigation, the operator in the video allowed pet dogs to enter the food handling area and contact food packaging and other items, which was suspected of violating the relevant provisions
of the Food Safety Law.
The operator has been closed and the takeaway platform has been taken offline, and the Hangzhou High-tech Zone (Binjiang) Market Supervision Bureau has filed a case for investigation
.

Public opinion reviews

The conduct of the shop involved violates Article 23, Item 10 of the Regulations on the Administration of Small Food Workshops and Small Restaurants and Food Vendors in Zhejiang Province, which stipulates that "the production and operation of food and food additives that are spoiled, rancid, mildew and insects, filthy and unclean, mixed with foreign matter, adulterated or abnormal sensory characteristics", and is an act of
dealing in dirty and unclean food.

The existence of the above problems in small restaurants shows that the managers have insufficient management in catering enterprises and do not pay enough
attention to food safety issues.
As a small catering enterprise, it is necessary to strictly implement the main responsibility of food safety, improve the enterprise management system, strengthen employee training, regularly check the implementation of various food safety prevention measures of the enterprise, and eliminate the hidden dangers
of food safety accidents in a timely manner.

5.
The merchant's "reverse erasure" was placed on file for investigation

In early October, a restaurant in Dalian collected money due to "reverse erasure", which caused widespread heated discussions among netizens, and related topics rushed to hot searches
.

On October 4, some consumers reported that they were charged 1 cent more after spending at a food stall in Nanshan Fishing Village, Shahekou District, Dalian City on October 3
.

On October 5, the restaurant involved apologized for the incident, saying that the system wipe operation was improper
that day.
Currently, the up-wipe system fault has been fixed
.

On the same day, the Dalian Market Supervision Bureau responded on the official WeChat that after a joint on-site investigation by the market supervision and management departments at the two levels in the urban area, it was true
that consumers actually spent 930.
9 yuan, restaurants received 931 yuan, and consumers were charged 1 cent more.
At present, the market regulatory department has opened a case for investigation
of the restaurant in accordance with the Price Law.

Public opinion reviews

In the case of traditional cash transactions, "erasure" was originally a goodwill act of merchants to benefit the people, but now mobile payment methods are becoming more and more popular and convenient, and operators can fully achieve "accurate deductions"
.
However, some people use the unspoken rule of "reverse erasure" to "compete with the people", seriously violating consumers' rights
to know, choice and fair trade.
At the same time, "reverse wipe" is a violation of laws and regulations of "selling goods or providing services at a mark-up in addition to the list price
".
When consumers encounter this situation, they must communicate with the merchant, and if the merchant refuses to return, the consumer can make a complaint and report
.

Related Stories:

The Dalian market supervision and administration department resolutely safeguards the legitimate rights and interests of consumers

Consumer rights to fear "reverse erasure" is illegal

6.
Deer turtle wine was detected with mold and yeast exceeding the standard, and the manufacturer responded

On September 30, the official website of the State Administration for Market Regulation issued a notice (No.
22 of 2022) on the unqualified sampling inspection of 12 batches of food, in which the number of mold and yeast detected in the coconut island deer turtle wine produced by Hainan Coconut Island (Group) Co.
, Ltd.
and produced by Hainan Coconut Island Wine Development Co.
, Ltd.
did not meet the provisions of the
national food safety standards.

In this regard, on October 11, Hainan Coconut Island issued an explanatory announcement
on matters reported by the media.
According to the announcement, the State Administration for Market Regulation recently sampled the coconut island deer turtle wine (500ml affordable package) sold by the company's Jiangxi Pingxiang customer, and believed that the "mold and yeast" item exceeded the limit target
of GB16740-2014.

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Hainan Coconut Island analysis said that mold and yeast exceeded the standard, which may be due to the contamination of raw materials for processing, or the sample mold and yeast taken from the circulation link exceeded the standard, the latter caused by
improper control of storage and transportation conditions.
In order to further ensure product quality, the company has taken corresponding measures to strengthen the control of transportation links, and requires relevant dealers to effectively strengthen warehouse management
.

Public opinion reviews

In this public opinion incident, the specific cause of mold and yeast exceeding the standard is still uncertain
.
Mold and yeast are indicators of food quality and safety
.
The National Food Safety Standard for Health Food (GB 16740-2014) stipulates that mold and yeast in health food shall not exceed 50CFU/g or 50CFU/mL
.
The reason why the number of mold and yeast in health food exceeds the standard may be that the raw materials or packaging materials are contaminated, or the environmental conditions of the product are not controlled in place during the production and processing process, and it may also be related to improper storage and transportation of
the product.

In this regard, production enterprises need to strictly control the quality of raw materials, strengthen the control of transportation links, and dealers need to effectively strengthen warehouse management, ensure product quality from the whole process of production, transportation and sales, and avoid similar incidents
.

Related reports: Notice of the State Administration for Market Regulation on the unqualified sampling inspection of 12 batches of food [No.
22 of 2022]

7.
The style of enterprise live streaming has caused controversy

On October 1, Coconut Group began to bring goods in the live broadcast, but the style of the live broadcast room caused controversy, and the topic of the Coconut Group delivery style once appeared on the hot search
.

According to online videos, during the live broadcast, several women in tights danced while showing coconut palm juice
in their hands.

Some netizens said that the marketing of Coconut Tree Group "has always been at the forefront of rubbing edges", and some netizens believe that it is still a familiar formula
.

In response to the controversy caused by the live broadcast, the relevant personnel of Coconut Group responded that they did not understand the relevant situation for the time being, and the staff of the Hainan Provincial Market Supervision Administration said that they had received many reports and were paying close attention to the matter and studying the handling plan
.

Public opinion reviews

This
is not the first time that Coconut Tree Group has "wiped the edges" controversial marketing.
It is understandable that enterprises want to increase popularity and product sales by engaging in creativity and going out of the circle, but it is not advisable to always use this deformed marketing method, and a little carelessness will ruin the consumer's goodwill and even affect the brand image
.
Enterprises need to know that only strengthening product development and innovation and producing high-quality products is the correct "password"
for long-term development.

8.
"Xining reported the verification of 49.
31 yuan for a cabbage" attracted attention

Recently, the epidemic has occurred again in Xining City, and the market prices of daily necessities such as grain, oil, meat and vegetables have fluctuated, and some netizens have reported that "the price of a cabbage is 49.
31 yuan" has attracted attention
.

In this regard, the Qinghai Provincial Market Supervision Bureau has verified and dealt with the price violations reported by the masses and issued a circular
.
Among them, the verification of "the price of
a cabbage is 49.
31 yuan".
After initial investigation, the supermarket reflected by the network platform was Ningshi Xinxinle Supermarket Jinqiao Road Store, and due to a staff error in their busy work on the same day, the barcode of lotus root was hit on the cabbage, resulting in the cabbage being weighed and charged
at the price of lotus root.
After discovering the problem, the supermarket actively apologized to the consumer, refunded the overcharge of 40.
7 yuan, and obtained the consumer's understanding
.

In this regard, the market supervision department ordered rectification on the spot for the problem of non-standard price tags in the supermarket, carried out criticism and education, and required that price tags be made in strict accordance with relevant laws and regulations to ensure that the legitimate rights and interests of consumers are not harmed
.

Public opinion reviews

This incident was determined to be false information
after verification by the Xining Cyberspace Administration of China.
The vast number of netizens need to pay attention to the fact that the Internet is not a place outside the law, and must learn about the epidemic situation from official channels, and must not be gullible, spread informal sources, unverified epidemic information, and cannot fabricate, exaggerate, or distort false information
at will.
In case of violation, they will be punished
accordingly.

In addition, during the epidemic, commodity prices in the field of people's livelihood are a matter of particular concern to consumers, and the slightest disturbance will trigger public opinion discussions
.
Regulatory authorities need to strengthen supervision, promptly curb the signs and momentum of price violations, and severely crack down on illegal behaviors
that disrupt market price order such as taking advantage of the epidemic to raise prices.
Consumers also need to carefully check the price information, save the shopping payment voucher, and call 12315 to report the price violation in time
.

9.
The store responded that "4 bowls of kway teow 545 yuan were questioned at sky-high prices"

In mid-October, the news that a girl and her companions in Shantou, Guangdong Province, paid 545 yuan for four bowls of kway teow attracted attention, and some netizens believed that they were slaughtered, questioning that it was sky-high kway teow
.

In response, the merchant responded that seafood and other ingredients were added to the meals involved, and the ingredients were clearly marked and the price was freely selected
.

Public opinion reviews

The reason why this public opinion has attracted attention is that consumers' sensitive nerves to "sky-high food" have been touched again, and businesses have responded in time at the beginning of the development of public opinion, eliminating misunderstandings, avoiding further fermentation of public opinion, and reducing their own losses
.
In the Internet era, information spreads rapidly, and netizens need to look at various events rationally, improve their self-discernment ability, and do not follow the trend and understand the difference
.

10.
"Nanjing duck blood vermicelli soup will set group standards" on the hot search

On October 19, the topic of "Nanjing duck blood vermicelli soup will set group standards" appeared on the hot search
.

It is understood that the Nanjing Market Supervision Bureau held a symposium for food production enterprises, and relevant food production enterprises in Nanjing will jointly apply for collective trademarks and formulate group standards
for duck blood vermicelli soup.

A staff member of the Food Production Safety Supervision and Administration Office of the Nanjing Municipal Administration for Market Regulation told the media that the group standard for duck blood vermicelli soup launched this time is mainly aimed at the production enterprises that produce the instant version of duck blood vermicelli soup, and does not include catering enterprises
that produce and sell on site.

Public opinion reviews

Duck blood vermicelli soup is a traditional specialty of Nanjing and has won the love
of many consumers.
However, the quality of the instant duck blood vermicelli soup that has appeared on the Internet is uneven, which has seriously damaged the market reputation
of Nanjing duck blood vermicelli soup.
The emergence of duck blood vermicelli soup group standards avoids these problems to a certain extent, more standardizes the development of the industry, enterprises have a basis for production, consumers can also "understand" consumption, and eat authentic duck blood vermicelli soup
.

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