A few days ago, Gong Yechang, who was certified as “Executive Director of Beijing Luyao Food Co., Ltd.” on Weibo, broke the news on Weibo, saying, “The content of plasticizer in soy sauce, vinegar, and beverages that we need to eat every day is 400 times that of wine. “.
After this Weibo was posted, it was reposted more than 10,000 times. In an interview, the National Food Safety Risk Assessment Center stated that it had already purchased some of the soy sauce and vinegar sold in the market for emergency testing and found no abnormalities in the plasticizer. However, there is no clear announcement regarding the types of samples tested and the amount of plasticizer detected.
After that, the reporter contacted the Publicity Department of the National Food Safety Risk Assessment Center many times, but received no response.
In this regard, the reporter interviewed Dong Jinshi, executive vice president of the International Food Packaging Association. He pointed out that at present, China has clear requirements in jewelry packaging materials, and there are restrictions on the standards of plasticizers.
“If the content of plasticizer added by the packaging company in the food packaging material does not exceed the standard, there is no need to worry, because even if the plasticizer is precipitated during the contact between the packaging material and the food, its content is very small. 90% will be metabolized within an hour. But if food companies add plasticizers to the ingredients in the production process, it is not a packaging problem.” He suggested that consumers should try to choose glass bottles when buying soy sauce vinegar and other seasonings. package of.