Net red snacks are sued "will change the human body DNA", the latest response

Recently, due to the high content of titanium dioxide (E171) produced by American consumers due to Mars (E171), it attracted the attention of netizens to the court.

According to foreign media reports on the 18th, US consumers recently filed a lawsuit against the California Court of California, saying that the titanium dioxide content in the rainbow sugar produced was too high.

It is reported that titanium dioxide is an additive for paint, adhesive and plastic, which can cause changes in the human body DNA. It can also cause damage to the brain and other organs, and will hurt the liver and kidney.

The indictment shows that European food safety regulatory agencies have determined that titanium dioxide is unsafe, and plans to prohibit the use of titanium dioxide from the EU from next month.

The news said that Mars Company stated in October 2016 that it will gradually abandon the use of titanium dioxide in food production in the next few years. Many American consumers believe that this is just the rhetoric of Mars. And they pointed out that the list of ingredients on the label of rainbow sugar is difficult to see.

According to public information, Mars is a family business with a century -old history. The business mainly involves snack candy and pet industry. Its footprints have spread throughout 80 countries and regions around the world, and have entered China for more than 30 years. Mars owns more than 60 brands, including Rainbow, Dove, Shili frame, M & M ’s, Crispy Rice, Green Arrow, Yida, Great, True Baseball and so on.

Screenshot of Mars Company's official website

These unqualified rainbow sugar

Have you entered my country's market?

On July 19, the reporter learned from the ingredient list provided by Wrigley's arrow Taobao flagship store and MMS Taobao official flagship store customer service. It has been produced in the domestic market that Mars has produced rainbow sugar and M & M beans all contain titanium dioxide. Among them, titanium dioxide is classified as a coloring agent in the ingredients table of M & M chocolate bean product, and is classified as food additives in rainbow sugar.

On July 19, the reporter called Mars Food (China) Co., Ltd. (hereinafter referred to as "Mars China") on foreign media reports. The customer service staff responded that there was such a matter.

When asked about titanium dioxide in the ingredient tables such as Maria Company, which is sold in the domestic market, there are also titanium dioxide. The customer service staff said that all the ingredients in the domestic market sales are strictly based on China's food safety standard production management. When it meets the requirements of the Food Safety Law, it will not be excessive even if it is added.

"According to the current rainbow sugar ingredients sold by Mars in my country, food additives contain titanium dioxide, but there is no specific content." Professor Yao Weirong of the School of Food of Jiangnan University on July 21 said in an interview with reporters.

According to Yao Weirong, the rainbow sugar produced by Mars must only be listed and sold after the relevant national standards of my country. Whether the current rainbow sugar on the market is qualified and compliant. It is necessary to conduct a sampling survey by relevant testing agencies to understand the titanium dioxide content.

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How is titanium dioxide specified?

According to Yao Weirong, according to my country's national food safety national standard GB2760-2014 "National Standard Food Additives Use Standards for Food Safety" stipulates that titanium dioxide as a food additive is color (add white), and the maximum usage in glue-based candy is 5.0g/ KG, the maximum usage in other candy other than glue candy is 10.0g/kg.

In addition, titanium dioxide can also be used in fruits, cool fruits, dehydrated potatoes, cocoa products, egg yolk sauce/salad sauce, solid drinks, jelly and puffed foods.

In addition to food, according to the GB/T1706-2006 titanium dioxide pigment and GB27599-2011 cosmetics titanium dioxide, titanium dioxide can be applied to coatings, rubber, plastic, ink, paper and cosmetics.

"GB/T19591-2004 Nano-Titanium Titanium Titanium dioxide" stipulates that nano-grade titanium dioxide can be used in the manufacturing fields such as sunscreen cosmetics, function chemical fiber, high-end plastic, electronic ceramics, catalysts and its carriers.

What impact does titanium dioxide have?

According to Yao Weirong, some studies have found that nano -titanium dioxide can lead to increased liver DNA oxidation damage, which has no effect on lung, kidney, bone marrow, and brain in the brain. Smaller titanium dioxide nanoparticles (5, 14nm) causes reactions similar to antiviral defense, and larger titanium dioxide nanoparticles (54, 135, and 228nm) induced transcription levels of proliferation and differentiation.

Yao Weirong believes that the use of food additives must be implemented strictly in accordance with the standards of use, especially the food production links must strengthen the control of compliance use. The market supervision department should guide the use of units to use and strengthen training. "Over -the -range", using additives to flow into the market, consumers must also enhance food safety awareness, so as not to consume a single food for diverse food to achieve diversification of food consumption and ensure food safety from the source.

Source: Southern Metropolis Daily (NDDAIIY), N video report, Science and Technology Daily, Qianjiang Evening News

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