The Shandong Provincial Department of Health recently issued the "Notice on Conducting Health Supervision and Enforcement of No. 1 Action." From March 1 to April 30, special rectifications were carried out on the production, circulation, and use of food additives throughout the province.
Quality supervision department personnel introduced that products with “preservative-free†labels are widely seen in supermarkets. However, in fact, most foods cannot be added without preservatives, and some preservatives are greatly exceeded, seriously affecting people. The people are in good health. At present, there are 29 kinds of food preservatives that are allowed to use in the country, including potassium sorbate, sodium benzoate and others. If you strictly control the amount of added use, it is safe for the human body. Due to the fact that many foods have been sampled in recent years, unqualified factors are often caused by the excessive use of chemical preservatives such as potassium sorbate and sodium benzoate, so that consumers are resistant to preservatives, and products containing preservatives are not Willing to buy.
In this special rectification, relevant departments in Shandong will conduct a comprehensive supervision and inspection of food additive production enterprises in the jurisdiction. The inspection focuses on whether the production enterprise has obtained an effective sanitation license, and whether the company's production conditions, sources of raw materials (composite food additives), product packaging, labels, and specifications comply with the relevant requirements. To spot-check unqualified products and units, it is necessary to find out the reasons for rectification within a time limit, and to impose administrative penalties on violations of law. At the same time, the Shandong Provincial Government recently issued the "Measures for Shandong Province's Administrative Liability for Supervision and Administration of Food Safety Supervision and Management." The "Measures" stipulates that, for major food safety accidents, governments at all levels and relevant departments fail to implement effective rescue or even conceal, misrepresent, and delay in reporting as a result of serious food safety incidents. Those who bear leadership responsibilities are severely punished.
Quality supervision department personnel introduced that products with “preservative-free†labels are widely seen in supermarkets. However, in fact, most foods cannot be added without preservatives, and some preservatives are greatly exceeded, seriously affecting people. The people are in good health. At present, there are 29 kinds of food preservatives that are allowed to use in the country, including potassium sorbate, sodium benzoate and others. If you strictly control the amount of added use, it is safe for the human body. Due to the fact that many foods have been sampled in recent years, unqualified factors are often caused by the excessive use of chemical preservatives such as potassium sorbate and sodium benzoate, so that consumers are resistant to preservatives, and products containing preservatives are not Willing to buy.
In this special rectification, relevant departments in Shandong will conduct a comprehensive supervision and inspection of food additive production enterprises in the jurisdiction. The inspection focuses on whether the production enterprise has obtained an effective sanitation license, and whether the company's production conditions, sources of raw materials (composite food additives), product packaging, labels, and specifications comply with the relevant requirements. To spot-check unqualified products and units, it is necessary to find out the reasons for rectification within a time limit, and to impose administrative penalties on violations of law. At the same time, the Shandong Provincial Government recently issued the "Measures for Shandong Province's Administrative Liability for Supervision and Administration of Food Safety Supervision and Management." The "Measures" stipulates that, for major food safety accidents, governments at all levels and relevant departments fail to implement effective rescue or even conceal, misrepresent, and delay in reporting as a result of serious food safety incidents. Those who bear leadership responsibilities are severely punished.