The group standard of "Soybean Oil for Food for Xiamen" was released

Recently, the food safety group standard "Soybean Oil for Xiamen Food" was officially released, which made corresponding specification requirements
for soybean oil raw materials, basic composition, sensory indicators, physical and chemical indicators, pollutant limits, mycotoxin limits, pesticide residue limits, safety index limits, food additives and nutritional enhancers.

The reporter learned that in terms of pollutant limit indicators, the standard focuses on the total mercury index (not higher than 0.
05mg/kg) and benzo[a]pyrene index (not higher than 2μg/kg) that may damage the human central nervous system and cause carcinogenic risk to make stricter provisions to reflect the pollutant pollution status
in the process of food production and circulation 。 In terms of the limit of safety indicators, the standard focuses on defining the maximum residue of three "plasticizers" such as di-n-butyl phthalate (not higher than 0.
3mg/kg), di(α-ethylhexyl ester) (not higher than 1.
5mg/kg) and diisononyl phthalate (not higher than 9.
0mg/kg) that affect the reproductive system, affect the endocrine system, and cause cancer risk, and monitor the food safety risks
of "plasticizers" in soybean oil.

The standard is led by Xiamen Quality Inspection Institute and jointly formulated
by Xiamen Market Supervision Administration, Xiamen Food Safety Office, Xiamen Food Safety Federation, authoritative technical institutions, large enterprises, etc.
Xiamen Municipal Quality Inspection Institute said that the formulation of this standard aims to strengthen the safety risk control of food supplied to Xiamen, establish a good image of Xiamen brand, make the production and operation of enterprises more standardized, and the supervision and guidance of departments have a basis, escort the health safety and legitimate rights and interests of consumers, and enhance the people's sense of gain and happiness
.
(Edited by Li Chuang)