Detection time: July 16th to July 21st

Test items: sulphur dioxide content in various cans

Assistant remind: purchase canned goods should try to buy products produced by regular enterprises, pay attention to information on labels.  Soak in water several times before eating.

Last week, Anshan Industry and Commerce Department inspected the content of sulfur dioxide in canned mushrooms, bamboo shoots, assorted brocades and fruits. Three batches of canned mushrooms and bamboo shoots were found to be substandard.

Last week, the industry and commerce department inspected 521 households, 973 batches of canned goods, including mushroom and bamboo shoot canned, of which three batches of this kind of canned sulfur dioxide exceeded the standard.

Industry and Commerce personnel, sulfur dioxide beyond the standard is divided into two cases, one is from food raw materials, such as sulfur fumigation, or the use of white sugar containing sulfur dioxide, etc. Another case is that enterprises intentionally add, because of the addition of excessive, sensory analysis has obvious chemical sulfur taste. Data analysis shows that under normal circumstances, sulfur dioxide content exceeds 0.1 grams per kilogram of canned goods, should be due to the intentional addition of enterprises. At present, the industry and Commerce Department is conducting a follow-up investigation of the products exceeding the standard of sulfur dioxide.

The industry and commerce department reminds consumers that when purchasing canned edible fungi, they should try their best to purchase products produced by regular enterprises, and pay attention to the label of the factory name, site, content and the national standards on which they are based. In edible fungi, consumers are advised to soak more times with water, which can reduce the sulfur dioxide content in edible fungi.