Coca-Cola claims that the content of fungicides in orange juice is 500 times lower than the Chinese standard

Recently, the world’s two largest beverage giants, Coca-Cola and Pepsi, have fallen into the bactericide crisis. Both companies' orange juice products are sold in China. Yesterday, both companies stated that the orange juice used in China is safe and reliable.

Coca-Cola claimed to be the first to report. In addition, Coca-Cola reported to the US Food and Drug Administration last month that the company found carbendazim in imported orange juice shipped from Brazil and reminded the FDA that the fungicide may be in orange juice drinks. Prevalent. Subsequently, the United States Pharmacy announced the suspension of orange juice imports.

Are the orange juices sold by the above two companies in China affected by this incident? Yesterday, Coca-Cola responded that the raw materials of the orange juice products sold by the company in the Chinese market also came from Brazil, but the imports were all using raw materials approved by the government's authoritative regulatory authority, and passed a strict quality assurance system to ensure that consumers get safe and high. Quality products. "As the industry's initial whistleblower of this incident, it was considered by everyone to be a problem with the product." Coca-Cola relevant person in charge said yesterday.

In a statement sent to this newspaper yesterday, the person in charge of PepsiCo China said: "Our imported orange juice meets all national standards and our products are 100% safe. Consumers can rest assured that they enjoy it."

The content of bactericide was 500 times lower than our national standard. Yesterday, industry insiders told reporters that China is the fourth-largest importer of Brazilian orange juice after the European Union, the United States, and Japan. The well-known brands of orange juice are now sold on the Chinese market. All of them are blended with Brazilian orange juice to varying degrees, and some brands have 60% of the fresh orange juice imported from Brazil.

Coca-Cola relevant person in charge yesterday said that the US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) released test results show that the bactericide carbendazim detected in Coca-Cola orange juice products is 500 times lower than the national standard, but also lower than all countries in the world standard.

It is understood that carbendazim has been used in Brazil for more than 20 years, mainly for the treatment of plant black spot. In the United States, carbendazim is restricted to non-food products such as pigments, textiles, or ornamental trees, but trace amounts of carbendazim are allowed in 31 food products such as grains and dried fruits.

Analyst experts said that the hazards of pesticides can not completely avoid the hazards of fungicides, environmental protection expert Dong Jinshi introduced yesterday, the general hazards of pesticides on human beings divided into three ways, on the one hand through the gastrointestinal absorption, eaten into the liver and kidney damage. This destruction has acute, such as vomiting, diarrhea, and even acute poisoning leading to death; as well as chronic, it may not show up at that time, and it only manifests itself after a few years.

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In addition, industry experts also pointed out yesterday that the impact of food processing technology on pesticide residues is very large. During the processing, some pesticides are decomposed or filtered by heating, which may have residual effects. Therefore, there is no need to panic. In the end, how much it contains and how much harm it does require risk assessment.