Black heart baby food haunts! What should consumers do?

Recently, a series of negative news about infant food broke out. From the previousInfant rice crackers detected excessive heavy metal cadmiumEvent, to the nearestThe infant rice cracker brand uses industrial nitrogen to fill the packaging, and mice appear on the production line in the factoryWait, as consumers, what can we do to deal with such food safety issues?

The author believes that the safety of an edible product must first understand its food manufacturing process, which is the so-calledFarm to Table, Chinese can be simplified to

Raw material → processing → packaging → shipment

By clarifying the above major links, you can understand the key points that need to be paid attention to.

ToInfant rice crackers detected excessive heavy metal cadmiumTake the incident as an example. The source of the heavy metal cadmium should not be caused by the additives in the production line, but the raw material rice, so the problem lies inraw material; As forA certain infant rice cracker brand uses industrial nitrogen to fill the packaging, and mice appear on the production line in the factoryIncident, the main problem of the incident was caused by the improper use of filling gas in the process and the lack of sanitary regulations in the factory, so the problematic link isProcessing and packaging.

However, food safety issues are Farm to Table Any link in the process can happen. As consumers, how can we prevent it? The author suggests that we can learn from the existing food safety related certifications.

againstraw materials, The relevant certifications areThree chapters one QWait, forProcessing, packaging, and shipping, Related certifications are HACCP, GHP, TQF(The evolution of food GMP in the past), etc., if you can inquire or inquire about the production-related certification of the food before buying, it will help to clarify the food safety risk of the product. The more certified foods are obtained, Its safety is more reliable.

[The author's small steps]The current laws and regulations for infants and young children are not perfect enough to make manufacturers have loopholes (infant rice crackers detected excessive heavy metal cadmium incidents); in addition, nowadays foods on the market often use SGS test reports to prove the product It is a symbol of safety, but in fact, the SGS test report is a sampling test for regulatory items, and it cannot prove that the product manufacturing process complies with food safety and sanitation regulations (a certain infant rice cake brand uses industrial nitrogen to fill the packaging and produce it in the factory. There is a mouse incident online). However, the hygienic certification of the product manufacturing process is not mandatory. It can only be promoted through random inspections and counseling by local investigators. Therefore, in the current reality, the author recommendsReduce the purchase and consumption of processed foods for infants and young children of unknown origin, and try to give infants and young children natural foods as much as possible,after all,The more links in Farm to Table are reduced, the corresponding risk will definitely be reduced.