Food safety year after year

In 2012, China’s food safety problems frequently occurred. Well-known companies involved include Kungfu, Lipton, Starbucks, etc. In the “2012 China Comprehensive Comfort Index” released by Xiao Kang, the public’s housing conditions, medical environment, The degree of satisfaction with the family's physical condition, food safety status, work environment, etc., results in "food safety status" ranked last in a number of projects. As for the “food safety issues that the public are most worried about”, “add toxic and hazardous substances” was ranked first, followed by “non-edible oils flowed into the table” and “diseases of dead animals and meat” ranked third.

The food safety situation is so worrying that the spotlight on “food safety” has never shifted. From the beginning of the year, spirulina, gelatin to the fluorescent whitening agent in the middle of the year, borax, and finally to the end of the year of plasticizers, until the white chicken broke into public view. For a time, the safety hazards brought about by the “vehicle-moving” inspection and quarantine “passing the court” and the drug residue caused by the abuse of antibiotics once again made the public worried about food safety issues.

With the continuous advancement of food science and technology, the detection limits of harmful components in foods have continuously decreased. From a certain point of view, this has greatly promoted the monitoring of food safety in China, thus ensuring the level of food safety management. Promote. However, the qualifications of food safety monitoring agencies should be upgraded on this basis.

The food industry should further strengthen the emphasis on food safety and improve the level of food safety control and internal self-inspection. It is necessary to establish a strict quality control system and implement a food safety management model that monitors the entire process. In the food production process, products are strictly manufactured in accordance with relevant national standards and specifications. After finding problems, effective measures must be taken to deal with them in a timely manner to ensure the safety of products and reduce the allegations of bans such as “Coca-Cola Chlorine Gate” and “Bright Cheese Baby Cup”. Issues such as placing things.

Food safety issues have caused consumer panic. Apart from bad business speculators, there is still a lack of relevant knowledge among the general public. Therefore, it is also necessary for consumers to establish a scientific understanding that “detection does not represent violations, and detection does not represent harm to the body”.