How to pay attention to food safety during the epidemic?

1: Pay attention to the production date and shelf life before buying something! ! !

2: If you find any problems after purchasing something, promptly report it to the relevant departments.

3: When choosing ingredients, try to go to regular markets and supermarkets to choose ingredients, avoid stale ingredients, game meat, and live poultry.

4: Wash your hands before and after preparing food, and meat and vegetables must be cooked thoroughly.

5: When dining out, try to choose separate meals, consciously use serving chopsticks and spoons, and do not eat cold dishes.

6: Reduce ordering takeout. When you must order takeout, choose contactless delivery and try to choose merchants with guaranteed hygiene.

(Reference: Dr. Wang Haiyan on Baidu Encyclopedia)

Below, I will tell you some concepts and a case about food safety:

What we usually do The shelf life mentioned is the date printed on the outer packaging of the product, not what we usually call the shelf life. In life, what we call the shelf life is that after this time, the product is no longer edible or usable.

However, the dates printed on the product packaging box refer to the shelf life of the food, which means that during the shelf life of the food, the merchant guarantees that the flavor and taste of the food are consistent with the product description.

The dates printed on product packaging can be artificially defined. At the same time, this shelf life is an industrial concept and a standard used by the law to judge liability, and is not a definition for us ordinary people to judge whether it can be eaten.

To put it simply, the shelf life mentioned by those merchants is equivalent to the best before date. The flavor and taste of products that have passed the best before date may be different from those stated in the promotion. Does expired food refer to food that is about to reach its shelf life but is still within the shelf life?

It belongs to the category of safe food and is edible. For example, some supermarkets will sell expired food when they are about to get off work in the evening. discounts.

Expired food refers to food that has exceeded the shelf life. At the same time, expired food is divided into short-term shelf life food and long-term shelf life food.

Short-term shelf-life food may not be used after the expiration date because microorganisms have not been treated cleanly, which affects the food quality and is not recommended.

The microorganisms of long-term shelf life food are relatively clean during processing, and will not have a big impact on the quality of the food. It can be eaten (but do not eat it if it has been expired for too long).

The above are some conceptual explanations about expired food and near-expiry food.

So what harm will eating expired or temporary food do to the body?

For people with poor gastrointestinal problems, vomiting and diarrhea may occur, and in severe cases, allergic reactions may occur.

But! Although we said earlier that some expired food and expired food are edible, it is still not recommended for everyone to eat them.

Don’t panic if you occasionally eat expired or near-expiry food, but it is not advisable to eat expired or near-expiry food for a long time.

Recently, friends, do you know that the shelf life of Korean turkey noodles is half a year in China and half a year when shipped to China?

I searched again for the follow-up to this hot search:

From: Weibo CCTV Finance

Exclusive response! #KoreaSamyangFood Company responds to double standards for shelf life of turkey noodles#

Recently, a brand of #Internet celebrity turkey noodles imported from South Korea has a shelf life of half that of China# and has sparked heated discussions. This instant noodles produced by South Korea's Samyang Company has a shelf life of half a year when sold in South Korea, but after arriving in China, the shelf life becomes one year.

In response, the reporter immediately called the company to inquire about the situation. The company replied that the instant noodles produced by Samyang Foods are all produced in South Korea and have obtained international food safety certification.

Considering that from product production to consumers around the world, it needs to go through a long process such as Korean land transportation and international sea transportation, quarantine and customs clearance in the import destination country or region. Not only China, but also instant noodles exported to other countries and regions have a shelf life of one year. It is understood that Samyang Foods adds antioxidant ingredients during the production process of export products to extend the circulation period, while domestic products in South Korea circulate faster and do not add antioxidant ingredients. ?

So those friends who are worried that they have eaten a lot of expired turkey noodles can let go.

And more!

I wonder if you still remember the incident involving sauerkraut in Laotan sauerkraut.

This incident also happened during our epidemic, and it is also about food safety. I'm worried that some uu haven't caught up and their memories have faded, so let me review it for everyone:

At the 315 party, CCTV criticized Hunan Flag Vegetable Industry Co., Ltd. by name.

The sauerkraut it provides to major fast food brands and convenience food brand companies is not the sauerkraut pickled in standard pickling pools, but the Tukeng sauerkraut purchased from outside.

In the exposed video:

Workers are standing next to the pit where sauerkraut is pickled. Some are wearing slippers, stepping on the sauerkraut, and some are even smoking while working. , and threw the cigarette butts directly onto the sauerkraut. The sauerkraut was recycled without being tested for hygiene indicators.

Master Kong responded quickly to this incident. This incident has once again focused our attention on food safety issues. In incidents like Laotan Pickled Cabbage, we already know that we may be harmed, so we will focus more on compensation:

Here are two popular laws and regulations of the "Food Safety Law of the People's Republic of China":

The first of the "Food Safety Law of the People's Republic of China" Article 148 If consumers are harmed by food that does not meet food safety standards, they may demand compensation from the operator or the producer for compensation. Producers and operators who receive compensation requests from consumers shall implement the first responsibility system, pay first, and not shirk the responsibility; if it is the producer's responsibility, the operator shall have the right to recover compensation from the producer after making compensation; if it is the operator's responsibility, the producer shall compensate shall have the right to recover compensation from the operator.

The meaning of this regulation is: We consumers can claim compensation for damage caused by food that does not meet the standards of food safety laws.

First of all, I think we have eaten sauerkraut noodles for so many years without feeling sick. Secondly, under such circumstances, the sales of sauerkraut noodles may decline. That's proof we weren't harmed.

Article 148 of the "Food Safety Law of the People's Republic of China" stipulates that if you produce food that does not meet food safety standards or sell food that you know does not meet food safety standards, consumers shall In addition to claiming compensation for losses, the producer or operator may also be required to pay compensation equal to ten times the price or three times the loss; if the amount of additional compensation is less than one thousand yuan, it shall be one thousand yuan.

This regulation states that “operating food that knowingly does not meet food safety standards.” I don’t think Master Kong will say that it knows that its products use sauerkraut that does not meet food safety standards.

(Refer to lawyer Yu’s statement)

As mentioned above, although we may not be able to get compensation in this incident, we have learned about the relevant food safety laws

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If we encounter such a situation next time, we can use these laws to protect ourselves.

(Reference: "Food Safety Law of the People's Republic of China" Baidu Encyclopedia? Dr. Wang Haiyan? Lawyer Yu's statement)