Food Security Problems in China

,FoodSecurityProblemsinChina,ChineseConsumerAssociationrecentlyreleasedthesituationaboutcustomerscomplaintsin2011.Itshowsthat:2011年，全国消协组织共受理各类食品投诉39082件，2010年为34789件，增幅比例达12.3%，居各类商品和服务投诉量的前五位（前五位投诉依次是：服装鞋帽、移动电话、电信、食品和销售）。在全国消协受理的39,082件食品投诉中，2/3的投诉与质量安全有关，其中质量问题投诉最高，达24860件；安全问题投诉1362件；价格投诉2307件；计量投诉2549件；广告投诉393件；假冒投诉940件；虚假品质表示投诉395件；营销合同投诉984件；人格尊严投诉46件；其他5246件。,During2012thenationalpoliticalconsultativeconferenceandTheNationalPeoplesCongressFoodsafetysecurityonceagainbecomeoneofmostconcernedtenhotspotsforthepeople.WeCansayfoodsafetythemostbasicpeopleslivelihoodissueshaveanseriouslyaffectonnationalhappinessindexandthegovernmentimagepoint.Whenwerefertoeatsomething,wemayallagreethatWenearlycannottrustanyfoodandevensomefamousandreputablefoodalsoappearedsafetyproblems.Thefollowingis2011yearsofconcernsomefoodsafetyaccidentsandnewsreports,Recentyears,foodsafetyaccidentshappenedintheChinesemainlandfrequently,andeachtimethemediaexposureoffoodsecurityproblemscauseWidespreadpublicopinion.Nowallofthepeopleareworriedaboutfoodsecurityproblems.,InlateMarch2011,InHeNan，10peoplefromfourfamiliespoisoningupinhospitalfortheuseoftheleeks(韭菜）.Poisoningreasonisthattheleekwhichtheyboughtcontainedexcessivefarmchemical.,ThePoisonousleekevents,AbatchofMengniumilkwasfoundtocontainexcessivelevelsofflavacin（黄曲霉素）M1-asubstancelinkedtolivercancer,thecountrystopqualitywatchdogsaidovertheweekend.In1998,theWorldHealthOrganizationlistedflavacinM1asaClassAcarcinogen.,April7,PingLiangKongDongareaseenmilkpoisoning,39poisoningpatientsweretakentoalocaltwohospitals,patientswithchildrenundertheageof14inthemajority.Amongthem,thethreeinfantdeath,alllessthan2yearsold,thesmallestlessthantwomonths.Eventuallytheeventsconfirmedasnitritesuper-largepoisoningcases.,Milknitritepoisoning,Coca-Colaminutemaidfruitgrainofmilkcontainingpesticide.,November28,2011,Inchangchun，apairofmotherandchilddrinkingcokeminutemaidfruitgrainofmilkoptimal(pureandfreshstrawberry)afterthepoisoning,includingpoisoningboyhasdied.Policeidentifiedsurplusdrinksisextremelytoxicpesticides.Localhashappenedsince2similarevents,atotaloffourpeoplepoisoning.,MengZhouinHeNanprovince,thepigfarmanimalmedicineprohibitedleanmeatpowder（瘦肉精）wereusedtoraisingpigandtoxicporkintoJiYuanShuangHuiFoodCo.LTD.TheMinistryofAgriculturedispatchedaninspectiongrouponTuesdaytolookintotheillegaluseofclenbuterol(双氯醇胺),whichisbetterknownasleanmeatpowderinChina.Thepowderisaddedtopigfeedtolowerthefatcontent.Ifpeopleusethismeatforalongtimewillsufferfromcancer.,Theillegalcookingoilisusuallymadefromdiscardedkitchenwastethathasbeenrefined.Althoughitlookscleanandclear,itactuallycontainstoxicsubstances,includingaflatoxin,whichcancausecancer.Refining1tonofthewastewouldproduce130kgofillegalcookingoil.Withitspricebeinghalfthatofordinarycookingoil,aprofitof1.5to2billionyuanisproducedintheentireillegalcookingoilbusinessinthecountryeveryyear.,InJiangSuprovince,oneoffarmersgrowmorethan40acresofwatermelonisexplosionwhenitisnotmature.Themediaconsiderthereasonisthattheyusechemicals.Thiseventbroughteconomiclosstofarmers.,Twenty-fivetonsofbeansproutscontainingcancer-inducingadditiveswereuncoveredbypoliceinthecapitalcityofLiaoningProvince.poisonousbeansprouts,addedwithsodiumnitrite(亚硝酸钠)、urea(尿素)andotherillegaladditivestoshortengrowingcycleandincreasegerminationpercentage(发芽率).,ManypeopleareusedtoeatbreakfastFrieddoughsticks.However,RecentlysomesoutherncityappearwashingpowderFriedtwisteddough-strips,badvendorsinFriedtwisteddough-strips,putinflourafewwashingpowder,fryoutofthetwisteddough-stripsappearancethanothertwisteddough-stripstastemuchbetter.,Fakebeef,2011年3月15日，央视3.15食品安全在行动节目抛出一枚重弹，曝光了双汇在食品生产中使用“瘦肉精”猪肉。事件曝光后，农业部第一时间责成河南、江苏农牧部门严肃查办，并立即派出督察组赴河南督导查处工作。涉嫌使用“瘦肉精”生猪及猪肉制品全部封存。农业部还发出通知，要求各地立即成立督察小组，认真组织开展自查工作，严格执行“瘦肉精”监管工作责任追究制度，对监管工作中存在失职、渎职行为的相关责任人员进行严肃处理。双汇集团在其官网发布声明称，报道属实，向公众致歉。并已责令相关公司停产自查。双汇集团表示：“济源双汇食品有限公司是双汇集团下属的子公司，对此事给消费者带来的困扰，双汇集团深表歉意。”同时表示，双汇集团研究部署调查处理工作，责令济源工厂停产自查，并派出集团主管生产的副总经理及相关人员进驻济源工厂进行整顿和处理。据了解，北京、南京、济南、上海、深圳、宁波、广州等地的部分超市和大卖场已经将“双汇”肉品下架，也有超市推出了将“双汇”产品降价销售的促销手段。,Ricenoodles(米线)problem,Why?,ThelossofmoralityTherearetoomanytradersjustknowmakingprofitandtheyhaveLostmoralbottomlinedespiteofthepublicssafetyandhealth.ThisisChinassorrowthatwecaremoneytoomuchandsomeofushadlostthemselvesinthemoney.InadequateregulationsandstandardsChineselawsandregulationsarenotperfect.Somestandardsarenotcomprehensiveandregulationisnotinplace.,Effect,EndangeringpublicsafetyChinaisapopulouscountry.Eachpublicsafetyeventscancausinghugelosses.SowesuffersomuchandweneedmoreSecurity.GovernmenthaslostcredibilityChinahasagrowingnumberoffoodsafetyincidents.Sowehavetoaskwhatthegovernmenthavedoneandwhattheyshoulddointhefuture.Moreandmorevoicesofdisco