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Chinese authorities order local probe, nationwide market check over wholesaler using formaldehyde to keep cabbages fresh: report_我的网站

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    Photo: Screenshot from an online blogger's video
Following reports circulating online about the use of formaldehyde solution during bulk purchases and transportation of cabbages and county-level authorities in North China's Hebei Province confirming its illegal use, Chinese relevant authorities have promptly guided local authorities to conduct investigations, according to CCTV News on Sunday.
The office of the food safety commission of the State Council, the Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Affairs, and the State Administration for Market Regulation have instructed local authorities to conduct investigations, handling the incident strictly and expeditiously in accordance with the law, trace the distribution of the implicated cabbages, and prevent problematic products from entering the market.
In addition, local governments nationwide have also been urged to immediately carry out special sampling inspections and market checks on perishable vegetables such as cabbage. Any violations of laws and regulations discovered will be severely punished without leniency, the report noted.
County-level authorities in North China's Hebei Province have confirmed its illegal use to preserve freshness after a preliminary investigation, according to a statement on Saturday. Police have taken legal compulsory measures against the individuals involved and the vehicles concerned, and the case is under further investigation, according to a statement by local authorities on Saturday.
According to The Paper, a blogger posted a video on August 22 claiming that, in Kangbao county of Zhangjiakou, several batches of cabbages were randomly selected for inspection, and all were found to have been dipped in formaldehyde solution before being loaded onto trucks to preserve their freshness.
The statement by authorities in Kangbao county on the same day noted that authorities immediately organized relevant departments, including those responsible for agriculture and rural affairs, market regulation, and public security authorities, to conduct an on-site investigation.
A preliminary investigation has confirmed that the situation shown in the video is genuine. The incident involved the wholesaler illegally using formaldehyde solution during the loading and transportation of vegetables in an attempt to preserve their freshness. The public security authorities have taken legal compulsory measures against the individuals involved and the relevant vehicles. The case is currently under further investigation, per the statement.
At the same time, authorities are urgently tracing the distribution and destination of the affected cabbages. The county is also conducting a comprehensive inspection of vegetable purchasing, transportation, and sales activities to identify and address similar violations. 
"Any illegal or non-compliant practices discovered will be dealt with strictly in accordance with the law to ensure the safety of the vegetable supply," the statement read.
In an attempt to improve the appearance of the cabbages and reduce losses during transportation, the wholesalers took the risk of using formaldehyde to preserve them. The nature of the violation is extremely serious and utterly absurd, according to a commentary article published by People's Daily on Saturday.
China's Law on Food Safety and on Quality and Safety of Agricultural Products stipulate that the use of freshness-preserving agents, preservatives and other substances in the packaging, preservation, storage and transportation of agricultural products must comply with national food safety standards. Formaldehyde, classified as a Group 1 carcinogen, is strictly prohibited from being added or used.
"The wholesalers focused solely on their immediate economic interests while completely disregarding the lives and health of consumers have crossed a legal red line and breached the moral bottom line, while also damaging the good reputation of local agricultural products and causing innocent losses to local farmers who comply with regulations," People's Daily wrote.  
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。    为什么能炒作起来？是很多人完全不了解苯甲酸钠（很多人看到苯这个词就自动脑补了），其实经常与它同时出场的还有山梨酸钾，很多食品、饮料中都可以看到它们的存在，因为这是两种最为常用的防腐剂了，可以抑制霉菌，酵母菌和好氧性细菌的活性，还能防止肉毒杆菌、葡萄球菌、沙门氏菌等有害微生物的生长和繁殖。

B | 它们的优点很多人不关注，然而在短视频平台传播的主要是说它们的缺点，特别是苯甲酸钠的致癌性，甚至还有人引用国外的研究，证明每天给小鼠使用0.4克的苯甲酸钠一个月后就可能导致病变的情况，这让不少人闻之色变。事实如何呢？学过化工的都直到一句话，抛开剂量谈毒性就是耍流氓，先不说小鼠试验得出的结论是否适用于人类，退一步讲就算是研究结论成立，那人类每天食用多少才可能导致癌变？这个事已经有微博大V@蘸盐给算过了，按照国家标准、一家三口正常做饭及小鼠数据来换算，如果要达到小鼠病变的标准，正常人每天要吃400克苯甲酸钠，相当于每天喝400公斤酱油，添加剂超标4万倍才行。

C | 这样算起来，按照国外研究的结论，人类不用等苯甲酸钠可能的癌变，每天喝400公斤酱油就出问题了，哪怕是光喝水也会导致水中毒的。

D | 总之，面对网上的各种耸人听闻的食品安全视频，特别是现在短视频上的各种言论，大家还是长点心为好，现代食品工业带来的科技进步让所有人都能吃上便宜、安全的美食，小小的苯甲酸钠也是功不可没，没必要谈之色变，更不要妖魔化合法合规的食品添加剂，包括三花淡奶。

E | 至于没有添加剂的食品，很多人对这种想象中的天然食品往往有脑补的加成，事实上稍微经历过北方农村自酿酱油、大酱的网友可能还有点印象，自酿酱油是否安全卫生不说，这种没有添加剂的酱油是保存不了多久的，很多人是没体验过酱油、黄酱生虫（至于是什么虫，北方网友可能都懂）的恶心情况吧。

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