Potential of BSE in wine from epidemic areas in Europe detected in Wuxi
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Last Update: 2001-11-08
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Source: Internet
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Introduction: Jiangsu agricultural net news on November 7: Recently, Wuxi entry exit inspection and Quarantine Bureau organized an inspection of major shopping malls, hotels and restaurants in the city, and found 86 bottles of European red wine without certificate or mark In Europe, some of these wines are brewed with cow blood, and there is a potential risk of BSE and foot-and-mouth disease in these areas Law enforcement officials say the safety risks of a small number of imported foods are threatening the health of the public According to Wuxi daily, since this year, the overall situation of imported food has been fair The vast majority of "foreign commodities", such as deep sea fish oil and sheep placenta, have CIQ marks However, the situation of imported fruits, drinks, wines, chocolate dried fruits, cans, condiments and frozen meat is worrying Some commodities do not have import inspection and quarantine certificates Some businesses only provide copies that cannot be proved Some cargo certificates and certificates are inconsistent, and the purchase channels are unknown In addition, the quarantine department recently seized more than 100 tons of undocumented imported frozen poultry meat in a large refrigerator in Wuxi City, of which more than 40 tons came from the epidemic area According to the insiders, most of the imported food sold in Wuxi has been purchased from Shanghai, Guangdong, Zhejiang and other places several times, and most of the fruits and frozen meat products have been sold in large domestic trading markets Some salesmen are lack of legal awareness and do not require suppliers to provide valid inspection and quarantine certificates For example, most of the imported food from small shops and restaurants in the city is not from the right way Some imported food even enters our city through smuggling, port evasion and other means In addition, fake and shoddy "foreign commodities" are emerging in an endless stream Recently, the industrial and Commercial Department of Binhu Lake removed 2 fake food dens in Hutai and other places, and seized a large number of imported brands of ginseng pills, chewing gum and so on With China's entry into WTO, Wuxi inspection and quarantine department has accelerated the construction of food and animal and plant quarantine laboratory, and accelerated the pace of policy support At present, the municipal government has implemented the food safety and health management plan in the whole city, and businesses selling illegal and unqualified imported food will be severely punished The quarantine department will further improve the laboratory for the detection of imported food, which is used for the detection of pesticide residues, hormones (biotoxins), clenbuterol, heavy metals, etc.
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