Among the many reports on sulfur powder, the relationship between food and sulfur powder has been discussed, whether sulfur powder can be used in food processing, and if so, are there any specific requirements for food, and are there any standards for additives? Today , The editor from the sulphur powder manufacturer will give you a simple little science.
In fact, sulfur powder can be used as a food additive, but it is necessary to use food-grade sulfur powder. It has undergone very strict processing and purification. Unlike industrial sulfur powder, it contains a lot of heavy metal elements, especially It is arsenic. After entering the human body and being absorbed, it is likely to cause a series of damages: it destroys the redox ability of cells, affects the normal metabolism of cells, causes tissue damage and body disorders, and can directly cause poisoning and death.
The reason why there is a lot of food poisoning caused by sulfur fumigation is that the price of food-grade and industrial sulfur is quite different. In order to save money, some black-hearted businesses will use industrial sulfur to fumigate food. Instruments and equipment are used to detect whether industrial sulfur or food sulfur is used, so merchants will exploit loopholes.
At present, the “National Food Safety Standard for the Use of Food Additives GB 2760-2014” stipulates that sulfur, as a bleaching agent and preservative, can be used in dried fruits, preserved fruits, dried vegetables, surface-treated fresh edible fungi and algae , sugar and konjac flour 6 types of food processing, and corresponding regulations have also been made for the corresponding dosage.