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Written by: Yuan Shu
2020-11-16 10:05
Last update date: 2020-11-16 10:06
Many Hong Kong people like to eat pasta. In addition to tea restaurants and chain restaurants, many people also buy dried pasta from supermarkets and cook them home.
During the new crown pneumonia epidemic, many people even store multiple bags at home for emergencies.
The Consumer Council conducted a test on dried pasta samples for insomnia rewards earlier. All samples were found to contain light foreign objects, including insects, hair, plastic fragments, etc., among which the content of insect fragments from "Nissin Foods" and "Martha M&S" The highest, 225 grams of samples contained 548 and 271 insect fragments, respectively, which is a higher level of action than the US Food and Drug Administration.
"Nissin Foods Nissin" responded that the product was specially added with wheat bran, and 18 packs of the same batch of products have been sent to the US laboratory for testing. The results are far lower than the results of the Consumer Council. I believe the Consumer Council may add wheat bran. Misunderstood for insect fragments.
In addition, a small amount of pesticides were detected in 23 spaghetti samples, 14 of which were tested with glyphosate, but the pesticide content was lower than the Hong Kong "Pesticide Residues in Food Regulations" standard. Normally Consumption will not cause physical harm.
The Consumer Council found that Nissin brand pasta samples contained the highest amount of insect fragments.
(Picture of Nissin website)
The Consumer Council tested 35 dry spaghetti samples on the market, including screw noodles, macaroni and long-shaped pasta. Among them, 3 were pre-packaged baby food.
As a result, it was found that all the light-weight foreign bodies were tested. Some of the samples contained high levels of foreign bodies, and the hygiene situation needs to be improved.
The spaghetti is easily mixed with foreign objects during the manufacturing process, including insect fragments, acarids, hair, metal/plastic fragments, etc., which will affect product hygiene.
In the Consumer Council’s test, insect fragments were found in all spaghetti, and the 225-gram sample contained 4 to 548 insect fragments.
Among them, "Nissin Foods" and "Martha M&S" contained the highest insect fragments, with 548 and 271 insect fragments respectively, which are higher than the US Food and Drug Administration's action level. Among them, "Nissin Foods" insect fragments The detection volume is 1.4 times higher than the action level.
"Martha M&S" spaghetti participating in the test.
(Online picture)
The Consumer Council pointed out that insect fragments and other foreign objects are small in size and need to be seen through a microscope. There is currently no research showing that they are harmful to humans. Spaghetti is also cooked at high temperature before eating. Most of the bacteria can be Consumers do not need to worry too much about the elimination, but the Consumer Council still believes that the insect debris content in some portions is high and the sanitary condition needs to be improved.
"Nissin Foods Nissin": The product is specially added to the Consumer Council of Wheat Bran or misidentified
The brand company of "Nissin Foods Nissin" stated that this product is specially added with wheat bran and has sent 18 packets of the same batch of products to the US laboratory for testing. The results are far lower than the results of the Consumer Council. I believe the Consumer Council may Wheat bran was mistaken for insect fragments, which is an isolated incident.
"Martha M&S": The distributor has developed a pest prevention and management plan
The distributor of "Martha M&S" said that the factory has formulated a pest prevention and management plan to ensure that there are no pests, and it is audited by a third-party organization every year.
Regarding the high results of furosine, both the company and the supplier will conduct regular quality inspections and are confident in the quality of the Italian manufacturer’s pasta.
In addition, 14 samples were detected with glyphosate, which may cause cancer, and more than one pesticide was detected in 12 samples, which has the opportunity to produce a cocktail effect.
In addition, 2 models were tested for mycotoxins, and 23 models were detected with deoxynivalenol, but the content was lower than the relevant reference standard. However, young children should be aware of the opportunity to ingest deoxynivalenol from other foods. Bactenol may lead to the risk of a day’s intake exceeding the provisional daily maximum tolerable intake.
This study also found that the content of furosine, which is a quality indicator of heat damage, varies greatly among the spaghetti samples.
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