Recently, Shandong Qingdao Port agent imported a batch of Stars bean cans from Spain, Shandong Qingdao Inspection and Quarantine Bureau staff found that the goods labeled with additives sodium pyrosulfite, EDTA calcium disodium. Sodium pyrosulfite and calcium disodium ethylenediaminetetraacetate are forbidden to be used as food additives according to GB 2760-2011. It is reported that the cargo in total 130 cartons, 889.2 kg, a total of 1560 cans, Qingdao Bureau to destroy them according to law.

 

Sodium pyrosulfite, as a food additive, has the function of bleaching and antisepsis, such as excessive consumption will endanger the liver, kidneys and other organs, serious can cause cancer. Calcium disodium ethylenediaminetetraacetate has antiseptic and antioxidant effects, excessive consumption can lead to vomiting, diarrhea and so on. Here, the inspection and quarantine department reminds food importers to be familiar with the different laws and regulations at home and abroad before importing, so as to avoid economic losses.