Recently, Chongqing Customs Technology Centre carried out food safety supervision and sampling in a snack shop in Bijiang District, Tongren City, and found that the sweetener content in the white steamed buns sold in the shop exceeded the standard. After inspection, the shop made white steamed buns in saccharin sodium, sweetener project does not meet the GB 2760-2014 ‘National Standard for Food Safety Food Additives Use Standard’ requirements, the test conclusion is unqualified. Tongren City Market Supervision Bureau in accordance with relevant laws and regulations on the parties to the administrative penalty.
Sweeteners are widely used in food production, and their sweetness is usually 30 to 40 times that of sucrose, and can even reach 80 times, with a pure and natural sweetness. Sweeteners are widely used in a variety of food industries such as beverages, preserves, pickled vegetables, confectionery, pastries, breakfast cereals, desserts and many others. Moderate consumption of sweeteners is generally harmless to humans. However, prolonged intake in large quantities may cause health effects.
China's National Food Safety Standard for the Use of Food Additives has strict regulations on the dosage of sweeteners. Depending on the type of food, the maximum dosage of sweeteners varies. For example, in frozen drinks, canned fruits, fermented bean curd, biscuits, compound seasonings, beverages, prepared wines and jellies, the maximum use amount is 0.65g/kg; in jams, preserved fruits and cooked beans, the maximum use amount is 1.0g/kg; and in Chenpi, plums, dried prunes, the maximum amount is 8.0g/kg. In general, the daily intake of sweeteners per kilogram of body weight should not exceed 11mg.
Sweeteners, as a legal food additive, have a wide range of applications in food production. However, consumers need to be careful to control their intake when using it to ensure food safety and health. Kwinbon has launched the Sweetener Rapid Food Safety Test Kit to meet the market demand, which can be applied to the testing of samples such as beverages, yellow wine, fruit juices, jellies, pastries, preserves, condiments, sauces and so on.
Kwinbon Sweetener Rapid Food Safety Test Kit
Post time: Oct-10-2024