Black workshop using cyclamate to replace sugar

On the afternoon of November 4, the Chaoyang District Quality Supervision Bureau, the Taiwan Regional Comprehensive Management Office, and the Taiwan City Management Unit and other departments conducted inspections on black soybean milk workshops. The workshop owner and workers were taken away by the police for investigation. Law enforcement officials of the Quality Supervision Bureau said that the black soybean milk workshop was produced without a license and violated the provisions of the “Food Safety Law” and banned it. At present, the case is still under investigation.

Whether the tool and honeycomb briquettes adjacent cyclamate exceed the standard

At 5:00 pm on November 4 th , Chaoyang District Quality Supervision Bureau, the Taiwan Regional Comprehensive Management Office, the Taicheng Management Unit and other departments of dozens of law enforcement officers went to the black soybean milk factory for inspection.

When the law enforcement personnel entered the black workshop, a young man was sleeping on the bed in the house. The reporter saw that the production area of ​​the black workshop was chaotic, there were many loopholes above the roof, and there was heavy dust on the wires inside the house. Soymilk makers, sealers, buckets, pots and other tools were randomly placed on the floor. In addition, thousands of briquette coals are stacked in the production area, and a honeycomb briquette stove is lit inside the house, emitting a pungent odor. Over a dozen bags of soybeans and several boxes of transparent plastic soymilk cups are piled up outside the workshop.

Law enforcement officers carried away the relevant equipment and articles in the house. The young man living in the workshop was taken by the police to the police station for investigation. The police then informed the owner of the workshop to the police station.

During the enforcement process, law enforcement officers also found many bags of cyclamate in the black workshop. According to people in the black workshop, cyclamate is used to add sugar in milk instead of sugar because cyclamate is far cheaper than sugar.

The on-site inspections made by the law enforcement personnel of the Quality Supervision Bureau determined that these cyclamate products are food grade and are not illegal additives. Law enforcement officials said that the workshop did not have a relevant production license and business license, and it was an illegal black nest. It violated the relevant provisions of the Food Safety Law and banned it. Whether soybean milk produced by the den is inferior products or whether the contained sodium cyclamate is excessive or not is still under further investigation.

It is understood that, in accordance with the "Food Safety Law" stipulated, without permission to engage in food production and business activities, the relevant departments in charge according to their respective division of responsibilities, confiscation of illegal income, illegal production and operation of food, raw materials used for illegal production and management tools and equipment and other items If the amount of food and goods illegally produced and traded is less than 10,000 yuan, a fine of 2,000 yuan up to 50,000 yuan shall be imposed concurrently; if the value of the goods exceeds 10,000 yuan, a fine of 5 to 10 times the value of the goods shall be imposed concurrently.

Official statement suggests formal channel purchase

The 12315 hotline staff stated that there are several sources of production for the cups of soya milk sold on the market. One is the regular factory production, and the other is the production of breakfast and food stores with relevant licenses. The quality is generally no problem. However, it does not rule out that some unlicensed vendors are secretly producing.

If customers buy regular soybean milk at regular restaurants and food stores, they can discuss the argument; if they buy cheap soybean milk at the early stage of the flow, they may claim nowhere. Therefore, consumers should try to buy cups of soy milk at regular breakfast establishments.

Learn more about Sweet Sweet Substitute Sugar

According to a food expert from China Agricultural University, soymilk is rich in vegetable protein. Adding some sugar to soybean milk will make it taste better.

Sodium cyclamate is a chemically synthesized food additive and its sweetness is 30 to 40 times that of sucrose. According to the “Sanitary Standards for the Use of Food Additives” (GB 2760) issued by the Ministry of Health in 2011, cyclamate can be used as a sweetener. The maximum amount of cyclamate in various beverages is 0.65g/kg. The addition of food-grade sodium cyclamate does not have any nutrients other than enhancing sweetness and acting as a sugar substitute. If you use cyclamate instead of sugar to add milk, as long as the amount does not exceed the standard, it will not harm the human body, but the taste of soy milk will change. Once the amount of cyclamate is too large, the milk will show bitter taste. If the amount of cyclamate is used excessively and it is consumed for a long time, it will cause harm to the human liver and nervous system.

Good soymilk luster without caking

The staff of the quality inspection department suggested that the high-quality soymilk showed a uniform milky or yellowish suspension-type slurry that was glossy; the slurry was delicate in texture and free of agglomerates; there was aroma of beans and no other odors; there was inherent taste, Pure and smooth taste. The poor quality soymilk is gray and dull; there will be stratification, agglomeration, a lot of precipitation; there are heavy smell of charred, sour, bitter and astringent and other bad smell and taste.