Dried Goods Sampling Finds Excessive Moisture

Be careful of dried goods with excessive moisture when purchasing. On November 12, the Chongqing Administration for Market Regulation issued Food Safety Sampling Notice No. 61 of 2021: among 2,665 batches sampled, 26 batches were found non-compliant.

Among the non-compliant samples, multiple batches of dried black fungus and dried shiitake mushrooms were judged as non-compliant food due to excessive moisture. Among them, dried black fungus sold by Zengsiwa Dried Goods Store in Tongnan District had a moisture test value of 14.5g/100g, and dried black fungus sold by Yuanhuajiao Trading in Tongnan District had a moisture test value of 16.1g/100g, both exceeding the national standard of 12g/100g; dried shiitake mushrooms sold by Buhao Life Supermarket in Bishan District had a moisture test value of 17.8/100g, and dried shiitake mushrooms sold by Dengping Non-Staple Food Store in Bishan District had a moisture test value of 14.9/100g, both exceeding the national standard of 13g/100g.

Experts note that non-compliant moisture in food has no major impact on human health, but it shortens product shelf life, makes products prone to mildew, and may cause product quality to decline and lose edible value.

At present, market supervision and management departments have, in accordance with the requirements of the Food Safety Law of the People's Republic of China, initiated investigation and punishment of non-compliant products according to law, and have taken risk control measures to trace product flow, recall and remove non-compliant products from shelves, analyze causes and carry out rectification.

Details of Non-Compliant Products

(1) The blended wine (plum wine) sold by Fanquan Liquor Wholesale Department in Shizhu County and labeled as produced by Sichuan Wuyuanhong Wine Industry Co., Ltd. had an alcohol content that did not comply with national standards. The testing institution was the Chongqing Institute for Food and Drug Control.

(2) The sweetheart cakes (baked pastries) sold by Luojunjian Non-Staple Food Store in Bishan District and labeled as produced by Guaiwa Food Factory in Yongchuan District, Chongqing had a peroxide value (calculated as fat) that did not comply with national food safety standards. The testing institution was the Chongqing Academy of Metrology and Quality Inspection.

(3) The bananas sold by Bingge Fruit Store in Pengshui County had imidacloprid that did not comply with national food safety standards. The testing institution was the Chongqing Customs Technology Center.

(4) The bananas sold by Zuochun Fruit Store in Pengshui County had imidacloprid that did not comply with national food safety standards. The testing institution was the Chongqing Customs Technology Center.

(5) The baijiu produced by Zhu Guangya's distillery in Huilongwan Group, Yuxing Village, Longsheng Town, Qijiang District had an alcohol content that did not comply with national standards. The testing institution was the Chongqing Academy of Metrology and Quality Inspection.

(6) The packaged Erjingtiao chili peppers sold by Walmart (Chongqing) Department Store Co., Ltd. and sourced from Chongqing Tianlang Trading Co., Ltd. had cadmium (calculated as Cd) that did not comply with national food safety standards. The testing institution was the Chongqing Customs Technology Center.

(7) The sunflower seeds sold by Walmart (Chongqing) Department Store Co., Ltd. and labeled as produced by Huizhou Meizhijia Food Co., Ltd. had a peroxide value (calculated as fat) that did not comply with national food safety standards. The testing institution was the Chongqing Customs Technology Center.

(8) The bullfrogs sold by Baichuanhui Life Supermarket in Beibei District had enrofloxacin that did not comply with national food safety standards. The testing institution was the Chongqing Academy of Metrology and Quality Inspection.

(9) The duck blood curd sold by Xiangxinyuan Self-Service Hotpot Restaurant in Wushan County had formaldehyde that did not comply with relevant national regulations. The testing institution was the Chengdu Customs Technology Center.

(10) The black sesame sold by Qiu Quanfu at No. 2-6, Attached No. 1, Taoxing Road, Taojia Town, Jiulongpo District had an acid value (calculated as fat, KOH) that did not comply with national food safety standards. The testing institution was Guangdong Food Industry Research Institute Co., Ltd. (Guangdong Quality Supervision Food Inspection Station).

(11) The black sesame sold by He Luhua at Shop No. 16, Building 38, Zone C, No. 339 Huafeng Avenue, Huayan Town, Jiulongpo District (Min'an Huafu Farmers' Market) had an acid value (calculated as fat, KOH) that did not comply with national food safety standards. The testing institution was Guangdong Food Industry Research Institute Co., Ltd. (Guangdong Quality Supervision Food Inspection Station).

(12) The ginger sold by Zengerwa Vegetable Distribution Center in Zhongliangshan, Jiulongpo District had lead (calculated as Pb) that did not comply with national food safety standards. The testing institution was Guangdong Food Industry Research Institute Co., Ltd. (Guangdong Quality Supervision Food Inspection Station).

(13) The roasted peanuts sold by Oushi Cake Shop in Beibei District had a peroxide value (calculated as fat) that did not comply with national food safety standards. The testing institution was the Chongqing Academy of Metrology and Quality Inspection.

(14) The sorghum baijiu sold by Sun Guanxiu at Attached No. 4, No. 2, Branch Road 7, Binxi Road, Sanhe Street, Fengdu County and labeled as produced by Fengdu County Gede Baijiu Processing Factory had total esters (calculated as ethyl acetate) and total acids (calculated as acetic acid) that did not comply with national standards. The testing institution was the Chongqing Fuling Institute for Food and Drug Control.

(15) The bird's eye chili (xiaomila) sold by Jianxiong Vegetable Store in Beibei District had cadmium (calculated as Cd) that did not comply with national food safety standards. The testing institution was the Chongqing Academy of Metrology and Quality Inspection.

(16) The green bird's eye chili sold by Chongqing Runyun Trading Co., Ltd. had cadmium (calculated as Cd) that did not comply with national food safety standards. The testing institution was Centre Testing International Group Co., Ltd. (CTI).

(17) The corn liquor produced by Mingjun Sorghum Distillery in Fengdu County had an alcohol content that did not comply with national standards. The testing institution was the Chongqing Academy of Metrology and Quality Inspection.

(18) The dried black fungus sold by Zengsiwa Dried Goods Store in Tongnan District had moisture that did not comply with national food safety standards. The testing institution was the Chongqing Academy of Metrology and Quality Inspection.

(19) The dried black fungus sold by Yuanhuajiao Trading in Tongnan District had moisture that did not comply with national food safety standards. The testing institution was the Chongqing Academy of Metrology and Quality Inspection.

(20) The bullfrogs sold by Hongshun Restaurant in Yuzhong District had enrofloxacin that did not comply with national food safety standards. The testing institution was the Chongqing Academy of Metrology and Quality Inspection.

(21) The bowls used by the Waigong's Home restaurant on Shengli Road, Yubei District had anionic synthetic detergent (calculated as sodium dodecylbenzene sulfonate) and coliform bacteria that did not comply with national food safety standards. The testing institution was the Chongqing Customs Technology Center.

(22) The small round dishes used by Yitan Barbecue Restaurant in Yubei District had coliform bacteria that did not comply with national food safety standards. The testing institution was the Chongqing Customs Technology Center.

(23) The dried shiitake mushrooms sold by Buhao Life Supermarket in Bishan District had moisture that did not comply with national food safety standards. The testing institution was the Chongqing Academy of Metrology and Quality Inspection.

(24) The duck intestines sold by Master Jiang's Old Hotpot Restaurant in Yuzhong District had formaldehyde that did not comply with relevant national regulations. The testing institution was the Chongqing Academy of Metrology and Quality Inspection.

(25) The sorghum liquor produced by Laojie Old Distillery in Fengdu County had an alcohol content that did not comply with national standards. The testing institution was the Chongqing Academy of Metrology and Quality Inspection.

(26) The dried shiitake mushrooms sold by Dengping Non-Staple Food Store in Bishan District had moisture that did not comply with national food safety standards. The testing institution was the Chongqing Academy of Metrology and Quality Inspection.