Starting with the aspartame controversy and the sugar-free cola ingredient list, Lulu, a PhD candidate in cardiovascular medicine at Fuwai Hospital, Peking Union Medical College, explains why ‘0 sugar’ does not mean healthier.
Key Takeaways The profitability of the practice has given rise to ‘professional counterfeit hunting’. After the Food Safety Law introduced a punitive damages system, increasing compensation from three-fold to ten-fold, a surge of professional hunters entered the food sector, where there was previously little to be gained. While this has…
Key Takeaways Food safety issues can arise at any stage of the chain. If regulation in other areas fails to keep pace, relying solely on heavy fines for individual vendors is merely treating the symptoms rather than the cause and cannot solve the root problem of food safety. For a…
Did you know? According to research published in *The Lancet*, two-thirds of the world’s population suffer from some degree of lactose intolerance, experiencing symptoms such as bloating and diarrhoea after consuming milk. If this is the case, why has milk become such a ubiquitous daily beverage across the globe? When…
I. Dried produce can be sold again The *Administrative Measures for the Supervision and Administration of Quality and Safety of Edible Agricultural Products in Market Sales* (hereinafter referred to as the “Measures”), a matter of great concern to farmers across the country, have finally been released. Compared to the previously…
Last week, Foodthink’s focus on the proposed revisions to the Administrative Measures for the Supervision and Management of Quality and Safety of Edible Agricultural Products in Market Sales sparked significant interest among our readers. The removal of “drying” from the definition of “edible agricultural products” suggests that farmers who produce…
Industrial revitalisation is the top priority of rural revitalisation, as well as the starting point for practical work. Without industry, rural areas struggle to attract people, let alone retain talent; the avenues for farmers to increase their income remain narrow, and cultural activities are difficult to initiate. In promoting industrial…
This month, Foodthink’s article regarding the revision of pesticide residue standards for chives sparked significant discussion. Through this, many readers gained insight into the reasoning and evidence used by the government and legislative bodies in food safety regulation. While the relaxation of pesticide residue standards for chives is now a…
Foodthink’s Wan Lin and Xiao Jing, with researcher Sun Lin, say ‘legal, yet unnecessary’ additives allow soy sauce to be made without a soybean, and that reading labels can help people slow down.
Since 11 May this year, a new national food safety standard has officially come into effect. The maximum residue limit for flumioxazin in chives has been increased from 0.2 mg/kg to 5 mg/kg, a 24-fold increase. While Fomephon is classified as a low-toxicity pesticide, long-term consumption may still pose certain…