Suspected fraud with "pseudo-broth"

"One Drop of Aroma" transforms water into "broth", which not only poses a food safety risk, but also infringes on consumers' right to know. The consumer's right to know. Jiangsu Shengdian Law Firm Yan Guoya lawyers said, hot pot restaurant in the menu to the diners see, are often directly written "soup base", and will not write out is "a drop of incense" out of the adjustment. The use of synthetic spices made into a soup flavor of the bottom of the pot, masquerading as soup, which is clearly fraudulent. He believes that "even if the 'one drop of incense' is safe, it should be specified, all the ingredients are clearly listed, so that diners can see, so that diners can choose for themselves." Moreover, "one drop of incense" ingredients are harmful, but also need to be further investigated by the relevant departments, if harmful, it should be in accordance with the "People's Republic of China **** and the State Food Safety Law" to deal with.

The informant revealed that the mysterious "one drop of incense" makes the water into chicken soup

"Our whole family does not eat rice noodles in the street stalls. I advise you not to eat either. Those vendors say they are selling chicken soup flavor, you look closely at that there is chicken. Don't you feel that the aftertaste of the chicken soup is a bit strange? The chicken flavor is too strong too!" A young man who called himself Xiaobo told the reporter that in the food industry in Xi'an, it has become popular to use a kind of food additive called "one drop of fragrance" as a seasoning. Just a drop, you can make a pot of water into a full-flavored chicken-flavored soup, and can be adjusted at any time according to the needs of the guests. Operated a small restaurant for many years, Bo told reporters that there have been many roadside stores in the use of this "obviously enhance the flavor of the seasoning," which to rice noodle casserole store, hot pot store and street noodle store use the most prevalent, the so-called three fresh, spicy, spicy flavor are relying on the "drop of incense! "only to produce a tantalizing aroma effect, in order to induce customers to return. "Now some rice noodle store has not boiled chicken soup, obviously rely on this method of thickening. If you have to make the soup like the traditional way, it is not only time-consuming and laborious, but also does not have much profit margin." Based on his years of experience, Xiaobo affirmed that the flavor is similar to the original soup, which is more economical in terms of raw materials, and is usually mixed in sesame oil. In order to be able to make diners have an appetite, the first use of diners' sense of smell to make it uninvited. Xiaobo admitted that he used to sell casseroles in overseas night markets, is to use the "one drop of incense" to attract customers. "One drop of fragrance produced by the fragrance is the external aroma. With a drop of soup blended out of the processing of rice noodles, in the store outside can smell the flavor!" Bo also revealed that he also mixed poppy seed grease powder in this water with one drop of fragrance. Many customers consumed a period of time after becoming a repeat customer who could not be driven away. Understand their own mistakes, Xiaobo resolved to close their own small restaurant. And will be this many years buried in the bottom of the heart of the secret disclosure. In Xiaobo's words, the purpose of doing so is not only to seek comfort on their conscience, but also for the general public's physical safety.

Reporters secretly add "a drop of incense" is the industry recognized secret

We got the wave of information, the reporter in the name of opening a rice noodle store, with nearly a week's time in Xi'an, some vegetables and non-staple food wholesale market for an unannounced visit. In the eastern suburbs of Hujiamiao vegetable and food wholesale market to ask the sale of seasoning merchants, most of them will answer affirmatively, there is this commonly known as "a drop of incense" food additives are on sale. The reporter saw, "a drop of incense" varieties, and are placed in a conspicuous place, the price of more than ten yuan to more than a hundred yuan. Chicken flavor, duck flavor, beef flavor, lamb flavor and so on. A young woman boss said, usually some rice noodle store and hot pot restaurant, noodle store purchasing staff to buy this additive. A bottle of 20 yuan "a drop of incense", in small restaurants can be used for a month. The more of this magical seasoning, the stronger the flavor of the food. So the restaurant owner to buy back in the end to add how much, who does not know. Just do their own are repeat business, and come to ask to buy more and more people. The female owner of the sales of Yunnan and Shandong two manufacturers of "a drop of incense". She introduced to the reporter, Shandong goods sales are very good, or award-winning products, 70 yuan a bottle. See the reporter hesitates, the female boss said: "You wait, I just ordered a batch of 35 yuan a bottle, immediately pick up the goods." The reporter said look at the sample, the female boss immediately pointed to the counter of a few small bottles, said: all samples, free gifts. You take a bottle back to try, found that business has gotten better, will definitely come over. The reporter opened a drop of incense packaging, immediately a strong pungent flavor came, so people can not help but regurgitate. "A drop of incense" color was light yellow, sticky texture. A drop in the water, originally colorless and tasteless water floated up a little oil, a strong aroma of chicken broth immediately scattered in all directions. "The chef also understands that flavor additives similar to 'one drop of flavor' are versatile and are used so frequently that they have become almost a must-have in the food industry." Another distributor appeared to be more experienced, said one drop of incense in the food cooking process along with other seasonings put in, the amount should not be too much, just a drop can be, to ensure that it smells like the real thing. "The price is cheap and effective, many people who open restaurants to buy. If you didn't see the whole process of adding it, you would really think that you put fresh chicken in a pot and slowly simmered it on a low flame." "You go back to get some eaten chicken bones in the water to make the appearance of soliciting customers, and then drop in a few drops of a drop of incense, it becomes the soup that customers want, the flavor is fresh." The distributor warned, "Do not let customers see when using, not to mention adding in front of customers. You can change a bottle or mixed in other seasonings, to cope with the inspection, who does not know what is inside. Or tear off the label before use." The reporter asked "a drop of incense" will not be harmful to the human body. Distributors were surprised to say: "will not ah. All in the public sale, did not hear the claim that there is harm. It is written on the packaging or award-winning, no department came forward to say can not be used ah." Reporters visited a number of snack bars in Xi'an, found that "a drop of incense" reputation in the food industry is really some "prestige". Many shopkeepers said they heard peers in the use, said they tasted, the flavor can indeed be false, but also easy to get customer recognition. But their own store did not use, not to avoid saying, because they do not know where to buy. Reporters in several rice noodle store to see, the stove is simmering on a large pot of chicken soup, although the color and aroma, but is clear to the bottom. The bosses said the soup was seasoned with chicken bone meal, meat bone meal, chicken essence and big spices. "The cost of raw materials, cooking time I can not afford, can only be modulated with flavorings, the taste and clear chicken soup is no difference. Otherwise why can only see the ham sausage, but can not see the chicken." However, these shopkeepers have refused to allow reporters to view the operation process, saying that this is their store's secret. Informed sources revealed that, as a result of the "one drop of incense" and other flavorings modulation out of the soup taste fresh, low cost, so the use of the food industry has become **** knowledge. If you violate the "rules of the road", will be at a disadvantage in price and reputation. "On the one hand, it is indeed very convenient, on the other hand, it also reduces costs and increases profits. Now the food industry is very competitive, in order to stimulate the customer's appetite, the use of a drop of incense has been recognized as the secret sauce of the food industry." In the network shopping platform, the reporter tried to search for "a drop of incense", the results found that several online shopping platform "a drop of incense" are a lot of network merchants in the sale, just nearly a month almost no volume. Holding the idea of trying, the reporter called a few network sellers, but to the surprise of people, although the "front desk" no transaction information, but these network sellers "one drop of incense" sale is still very hot. A seller even told reporters, "one drop of incense" inventory has been little, order a week in advance.

Professionals "one drop of incense" is synthesized with chemical raw materials

The reporter noted that, in a variety of "one drop of incense" on the packaging, said the selection of the most advanced domestic production production process technology, will be the fresh bone, bone marrow, by the High-temperature concentration and extraction, through the second fragrance, fragrance refined. Its main ingredients are enzymatic meat paste, hydrolyzed vegetable protein, amino acids and so on. And boasts of the product is to remove fishy flavor to increase the flavor, enhance the meat flavor, with a mellow, rich flavor, sauce and marinated meat taste sense of strong, pure, rich, ethereal and long-lasting aroma, meat sense of plumpness, good taste, masking the odor, high temperature resistance characteristics. Mainly used in meat food processing (sauce marinated meat, sausage), hot pot aroma, pickles, kimchi, coleslaw, etc.; or catering industry, big hotels, home cooking of various dishes. According to the phone number provided on the network, the reporter contacted several production "a drop of incense" sales staff. At first, the sales staff said that their products are meat refined. When told that "is trying to sell rice noodles restaurant owners ask", immediately said with a smile that they are regular food additives production enterprises, the State Administration of Quality Supervision and the Health Department issued the relevant documents, while recognizing that "one drop of incense" is a chemical synthesis of food additives. Provincial Quality Supervision Bureau and the Food and Drug Administration staff told reporters on the phone, in our province has not yet received the "one drop of incense" the use of consulting and related complaints. Up to now has not received the higher authorities to prohibit the use of sales of "one drop of incense" of the relevant documents. For "one drop of incense", they are the first time to hear, not yet familiar with the understanding of the need for field investigations and to the professional testing organizations to prove its safety. China Quality News has reported that food experts can basically conclude that "One Drop of Incense" is made through chemical synthesis methods, and taking chemical synthetic substances is very harmful to the human body, long-term consumption will damage the liver, so long-term consumption of "One Drop of Incense" is detrimental to health. Therefore, long-term consumption of "One Drop of Incense" is detrimental to health. The national industrial production license query agency has also said, "one drop of incense" is a chemical industrial products, consumption of human damage is very big, will damage the liver, but also can cause cancer.

Who is making fun of the people's health

The bottom line of food safety has been broken again and again, and we have to ask, in order to survive, these merchants have no choice but to add these potentially health-threatening additives, or just to make more money? Perhaps this is a two-way vicious circle, the beginning of the time is to earn more money, but when everyone is doing so, it becomes a compulsion. How can this vicious cycle be avoided? It is obvious that legal penalties and daily supervision after the event alone cannot be exhaustive. In fact, there is an important thing that can cure the root cause, which is often overlooked by us, and that is business ethics. Market economy is an economy of the rule of law, but also a moral economy. A developed market economy must be supported by advanced business ethics. Only in this way can a market economy be orderly and dynamic, low-cost and safe, and a truly harmonious society. Therefore, in order to fundamentally solve the problem of food safety, it is necessary to reverse the society's mentality of "all about money", and it is necessary to face up to the serious problem of business ethics in China. In the course of the reporter's interview, the provinces have been exposed "a drop of incense" has been widely used in the diet. And our province has only appeared sporadic seedlings. When such as lean protein, hanging white block, Sudan red and now popular shrimp washing powder, a drop of incense and other countless food additives, or blunt or subtle so that we cross the "people to Tim for food" era, the relevant departments should have to bear, the businessman should be more forceful self-discipline guidelines, do not let the people in the three meals a day of the fruit of the stomach, for the The food safety worries and fear.