Those net red "gold-plated" foods are really not good for eating

There was a period of time when the popularity of food such as gold foil ice cream and gold foil chocolate continued to ri.

As everyone knows, the state's move is not only to keep your money bag, but also to keep your good bel.

What is "gold and silver foil powder"?

On January 29, 2022, the State Administration for Market Regulation, the National Health and Health Commission, and the General Administration of Customs jointly issued the "Notice on Legally Investigating and Prosecuting Illegal Acts in the Production and Operation of Foods Containing Gold and Silver Foil Powder", requiring a severe crackdown on the production and operation of gold and silver fo.

The so-called gold and silver foil powder, that is, gold (silver) foil and gold (silver) powder substances, is actually metal gold and metal silver that are processed and extended into extremely thin flakes or powders by certain physical means, which are mostly used for architectural decoration or handicraf.

Those foods decorated with gold and silver become high-end ingredients in seconds, and their value doubl.

Can gold and silver foil powder be added to food?

Is it okay to add gold and silver foil powder to food? Maybe abroad, but not at ho.

Specifically, the United Nations Food and Agriculture Organization/World Health Organization (FAO/WHO) Joint Expert Committee on Food Additives has assessed that gold foil can be used as a food additive and used as a pigme.

Regulations of the European Parliament and the Council stipulate that the European Union allows gold (E175, Gold) and silver (E1741, Silver) to be used as pigments in candy, chocolate coating, e.

Eating inferior powders is a mine of health

Maybe some friends want to ask, why is it available in other countries, but not allowed in our country?

According to experts from the Beijing Center for Disease Control and Prevention, first of all, each country approves or disapproves the use of a certain food additive, which needs to be combined with its own actual situation (including the biological, chemical and physical substances ingested by the population through food or other sources, e.

Secondly, whether a substance can be used as a food additive depends on its own safety and technological necessi.

Although it will not affect human health, there are certain health risks if a large amount of indigestible substances is consum.

In addition, from a nutritional point of view, gold and silver are not essential nutrients for the human bo.