Self-heating food is delicious and easy to master the correct "posture" to prevent scalding...

With the accelerated pace of people's life and the pursuit of quality of life, quick and convenient self-heating food has gradually become popular, adapting to various consumer needs such as "food for one person" and outings

As consumers, how should we safely choose and consume self-heating food?

Choose products from regular manufacturers

Observe whether the packaging bag body is complete

Self-heating food is a kind of convenience food.

Strict five operating procedures

Effectively prevent high temperature scalds

Before consuming the self-heating food, if you find that the self-heating package has "flour powder", do not "use" it

1.

Use cold water to react with the self-heating bag, such as adding hot water or boiling water, it is easy to cause the self-heating bag to expand violently or even rupture due to the rapid reaction

2.

When heating, ensure that the vents or vents on the outer packaging are unobstructed, so as to avoid the sudden cracking of the outer packaging due to excessive steam pressure, which may cause burns and other dangers

3.

When "using" self-heating food, place it on a heat insulation pad for heating, and do not place it on glass, plastic, or other countertops to avoid danger

4.

Consumers should take good care of the children and try to avoid touching the outer packaging during the heating process.

5.

After the self-heating pack is "used", avoid secondary contact with water, which may cause the reaction to occur again

Pay attention to the "use" place

Carry compliance

The raw materials of the self-heating ladle are mostly magnesium powder, iron powder, aluminum powder, quicklime, etc.

Article source/Chinese Society of Food Science and Technology

Text/Wu Xiaomeng (Associate Professor, School of Food Science and Nutritional Engineering, Agricultural University)

Liao Xiaojun (Dean and Professor, School of Food Science and Nutritional Engineering, Agricultural University)