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The Consumer Foundation randomly tested 20 metric non-staple foods for infants and toddlers on the market, and 4 heavy metal cadmium exceeded the standard. (Photo by reporter Yang Mianjie)
12/14/2020 1:29 PM
[Reportero Yang Mianjie / Taipei Report]Are the snacks your babies eat safe? The Consumer Foundation conducted random tests on the heavy metals of lead, cadmium, total arsenic, prices and labeling of non-staple foods and metric snacks for infants and toddlers on the market. The results found that among the 20 product samples, 4 heavy metal cadmium exceeded the standard. And bone damage. The Consumer Foundation also called on the government to set stricter limits for heavy metals in raw materials for babies and young children and to strengthen inspections.The Consumer Foundation conducted random tests in July this year and purchased 11 pieces of rice essence or rice bran and 9 pieces of rice crackers at outlets in the Shuangbei area, such as mass merchants, maternal and child product stores. , pharmacies and online shopping. There are 20 samples in total. All samples are qualified in terms of labeling. In terms of price, the unit price of 100 grams of rice essence or rice bran ranges from 21 to 220 yuan; the unit price for 100 grams of rice cakes ranges from 89 to 563 yuan.
Lead is a heavy metal that is harmful to multiple organs and the intelligence of the human body. The limit for lead in infant and toddler cereal supplemental foods and non-staple foods for infants and toddlers is 0.05 ppm. According to the results of the Consumer Foundation inspection, the amount of lead detected in the 20 samples this time is less than 0.05 ppm, according to the regulations.
As for arsenic that can accumulate in the liver, kidneys, and gallbladder and cause poisoning, the Shanghai Foundation will analyze the total arsenic content of inorganic arsenic and organic arsenic. However, there is currently no stipulation on rice or the raw material for making baby food. The upper limit for total arsenic, so can only be based on the upper limit of 1 ppm for total arsenic for non-metering cereals. 1 sample of 20 was not detected; 17 samples detected a total arsenic value between 0.05 ～ 0.3 ppm; 2 samples are between 0.3 ～ 0.4 ppm, and both are less than 1 ppm of the reference standard.
With regard to cadmium, a heavy metal, the Consumer Foundation stated that the limit for cadmium in cereal-based complementary foods for infants and young children and non-staple foods for infants and young children is 0.04 ppm. Among them, “Yifeng Mifu Brown Rice” and “Wangzai Nutritional Pure Rice Cake” In 4 samples, among them “Sanli Ruer Rice Cake” and “Xijiayuan Rice Cake (Brown Rice)”, a cadmium range was detected between 0.05 and 0.3 ppm, which exceeded the limit. The main ingredients were white rice and brown rice.
The Consumer Foundation pointed out that the competent central authority may, in accordance with the law, have a period to make corrections. Those who do not make corrections will be fined between NT $ 30,000 and NT $ 3 million; if the circumstances are dire, they can also be ordered to suspend, suspend or even abolish the industry. Please log in, urging the industry to carefully select raw materials in accordance with more stringent standards when making non-staple foods for babies and young children, in order to prevent heavy metal content from exceeding the prescribed value.
The Consumer Foundation believes that current “Hygiene Standards for Contaminants and Toxins in Food” limit heavy metals in foods such as “total arsenic and inorganic arsenic”, “lead”, “cadmium”, “mercury and methylmercury” and “tin”. , “Copper”, “antimony” and 7 other main elements, but in the element “total arsenic and inorganic arsenic”, the total arsenic limit is set at 1 ppm only for cereals other than rice. The upper limit of total arsenic is set for food raw material, and stricter heavy metal limit standards should be set for raw materials used in infant feeding, and source management should be implemented to strengthen the inspection.
Reporters jointly called the manufacturers of excessive cadmium standards. Yifeng brown rice bran and Sanli Nuer rice cake makers said they need to know more; nutrition pure rice cake makers Wangzai said they use Taiwanese rice and are investigating the source; Xijiayuan Rice Cake Makers Raw materials are said to come from Yilan and participate in the rigorous 3-year Yilan selection. If no pesticides are detected, the products and the soil will be tested on their own.
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