"Baby Water" is more nutritious and healthy? Experts: purely a business "gimmick"

At present, many businesses in Guangzhou have refused to sell "baby water" products

In 2020, domestic standards for "drinking natural mineral water (suitable for infants and young children)"

Text/Figure Yangcheng Evening News all media reporter Ma Can

The drinking water market has a new concept. Today, a "baby water" that claims to be suitable for infants and young children has aroused social attention. The reporter's investigation found that the price of the water was 3 to 4 times that of ordinary drinking water, and most of the sales were mainly online channels. Many businesses in Guangzhou are currently refused to sell the product. Authoritative experts said that from the perspective of safety and nutrition, infant water is not much different from the essence of ordinary drinking water, and parents do not need to buy at high prices.

Shanghai Consumer Protection Commission: "Baby Water" is not significantly different from ordinary water ingredients

What water is "baby water"? In fact, this is a selling point (also known as "baby water") such as "low sodium light ore, commercial sterile, high sterilicate, and weak alkaline". In recent years, it has gradually entered the hands of consumers. Some parents believe that there is no water for infants, and the mineral content is not enough, and it is not suitable for children to drink. However, many consumers still question.

What are the scientific basis for "baby water"? In this time, in mid -September, the Shanghai Municipal Consumer Consumer Consumer Commission of Nongfu Spring, Evergrande Ice Spring and Arctic Spring Brands were marked with "suitable infants and young children" drinking water, comparing the component content of infants and young children in the same brand.

The results show that the "baby water" of the same brand is not significantly different from the content of ordinary water.

In this regard, Li Shuguang, a nutrition expert and professor at the School of Public Health of Fudan University, said that there is no "infant water" in science that my country does not formulate uniform standards for infant water. This is a concept hype. In China, in addition to infant formula milk powder, most of the rest of the food that nominal "infant food" and "suitable for infants and young children" are self -proclaimed by merchants, purely a business "gimmick".

Reporter visit: Some merchants in Guangzhou refuse to sell

After the reporter entered the keywords of "baby water" in an e -commerce company, the page showed the words "Suitable for infants and young children" for multiple drinking water brands. A merchant claims that this kind of water is designed for infants, and baby drinking water cannot contain too high mineral elements, otherwise it may cause additional burden on the baby organs.

From a price point of view, when drinking water plus the word "baby", the price is 3 to 4 times higher than ordinary water. For example, the price of 1 -liter infant water is 6 yuan to 10 yuan, while the pricing of ordinary mineral water or drinking water with 1 liter or 1.5 -liter is about 2 to 3 yuan.

On the Internet, some people posted the feeling of drinking "baby water" to the children: Ms. Zhang (pseudonym), a mother of a one -year -old baby, posted on the social platform: "Baby water is more troublesome, so you can directly brew milk powder without boiling water. ","

In this regard, the reporter randomly interviewed more than 20 citizens, and more than 95%of the citizens said "unbelievable" and "I won't buy". Ms. He, Ms. He directly said: "How can you not boil water soaking milk powder?"

It is worth mentioning that the reporter's investigation also found that the current sales channels for "baby water" of major businesses are mainly carried out online. On September 26, when a reporter from Yangcheng Evening News toured the city in Guangzhou, the person in charge of multiple supermarkets and shopping malls said: "This kind of thing can not be allowed and don't want to cause trouble." Another supermarket staff told reporters that he used to sell it before. I have not purchased it now.

Focus: At present, the standard of infant and young children's drinking water industry has been introduced in China

Some experts said that compared with adults, infants and young children account for a large proportion of water in their bodies, and the water content of babies can even reach 80%of their weight within 6 months. In addition, the basic metabolic rate of infant units is higher than adults, while renal functional development has not yet matured. Therefore, appropriate amount of water intake is extremely important for infants and young children.

It is worth mentioning that although "infant water" does not have a corresponding national standard, there are already industry standards in China. In 2020, the China Health Supervision Association released the industry standards for "Drinking Natural Mineral Water (Suitable for Infant)". According to this standard, packaging water suitable for baby drinking has stricter safety requirements than general drinking water, and the maximum limit of mineral elements is limited. The content is provided, and the technical requirements such as commercial sterile and packaging materials have been added.

In fact, the release of these standards is based on research and relevant regulations of many developed countries. The reporter sorted out and found that France, Germany, Austria, the United States and other countries, as well as the World Health Organization, the EU Parliament, and the EU Council, have issued relevant regulations or guidance on infant and young children's drinking water. technology.

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