Boxing heavy fist, stop "the wind of food"

In order to strengthen the supervision and management of food safety and strictly investigate and deal with the illegal act of production and operation of gold and silver foil powder. Regulations for Food Illegal Acts. It is clear that gold and silver foil powder is not included in the "National Standard Food Additives of Food Safety" (GB2760). It does not belong to food additives, not food raw materials, and cannot be used for food production and operation. (People's Daily Online on July 14)

"The wind of eating gold" has a long history. There have always been various "wearing gold and wearing and silver" foods in the market, such as golden wines that have been popular in more than ten years ago. In recent years, gold foil beef, gold foil sushi, gold foil cake and so on. Although these foods are expensive, they have become highly sought -after online celebrities. The ice cream with a price of only 5 yuan with a few gold foil can be sold for 58 yuan. It looks like a glittering and luxurious "gold foil wine". Only the gold foil worth 2 yuan is added. 3999 yuan.

Why do people like "food gold"? One is that many people do not know that gold and silver foil powder is not a food raw material and cannot be used for food, thinking that "food gold" is good for health. Ancient books have recorded "food gold, town spirit, strong bone marrow, Tongli five internal organs evil spirits, and the fairy of serving." Gold foil wine also claims in the advertisement: "Frequent drinking gold foil wine will make you energetic and refreshing." In fact, the golden chemical properties are not lively and cannot be absorbed by the gastrointestinal tract. It is not beneficial. If the purity of the gold foil is not high and contains other heavy metals, it is harmful to the human body. The second is because of abnormal consumption psychology. Some people want to taste fresh and weird ingredients because of strange hunting. Some people show off their wealth. Gold and silver have always been a symbol of wealth, and "food gold" has also been labeled on non -rich and expensive.

Both psychology must not be in good shape, which is more impressed by social atmosphere. Nowadays, the four departments have clearly pointed out that gold and silver foil powder is not a food raw material, and cannot be used for food production and operation, and resolutely expressed its investigation and punishment of illegal acts. This is a correction of the wrong concept of "eating gold" for a long time, and it is also a popular science to the public. Limited by the times, some of the knowledge in ancient books lacks scientific common sense, and it is inevitable to have exaggerated and imaginative ingredients. It must be discerned and false, and must not be blindly obedient.

The style of "food gold" is essentially a luxurious style and pleasure. Obviously extremely cheap things, to make a gimmick to add gold and silver foil powder, the price can rise more than ten or twenty times. The purpose of the merchant is to make money, and many consumers are not unknown. The reason why they are willing to pay for IQ taxes are also very simple. In the interview, many consumers say that they are "high -end, upper, upward, Grade. This outlook on consumption and values ​​that promotes extravagance and goldism is not advocated. Hearted punch, resolutely investigating and dealing with the illegal act of production and operation of gold and silver foil powder, so as to clear the source and stop this unhealthy style.

Text/Guangzhou Daily commentator Tan Min Guangzhou Daily · Xinhua City editor Hu Jun

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