Legal analysis: The food additives prohibited by the state are:

1, sodium formaldehyde sulfoxylate or formaldehyde sodium bisulfate, commonly known as "sodium formaldehyde sulfoxylate", also known as "carved white block". The main components are: sodium formaldehyde sulfoxylate, white block or crystalline powder, which is an industrial bleach. It has strong reducibility and is used as bleaching agent in industry.

formaldehyde is generated by the decomposition of sodium formaldehyde sulfoxylate during food processing, which can solidify protein and inactivate protein. Eating food mixed with sodium formaldehyde sulfoxylate will damage human skin, mucosa, kidney, liver and central nervous system, which will seriously lead to cancer and malformations.

Eating sodium formaldehyde sulfoxylate can cause human body allergy, intestinal irritation, food poisoning and other diseases, which may seriously affect vision, cause cancer and even be life-threatening. Because sodium formaldehyde sulfoxylate has obvious bleaching and antiseptic effects on food and its price is low, it has been used by unscrupulous merchants in food processing for a long time.

It is forbidden to add sodium formaldehyde sulfoxylate in food processing, and illegal traders mainly use it in rice flour products such as noodles, rice flour, pasta, rice noodles, vermicelli, bean curd skin, yuba, brown sugar, rock sugar, lotus powder, flour, bamboo shoots, tremella, beef veneers, blood tofu, seafood and other foods to whiten, enhance color, preserve freshness, improve taste and preserve food.

2. Formaldehyde for industrial use (banned)

Commonly known as formalin, it is an industrial bleaching agent. Formaldehyde is a colorless gas, easily soluble in water and has a strong pungent smell. Usually, 35% to 41% formaldehyde solution is called "formalin", which has antiseptic effect and is used to soak pathological sections and human and animal specimens.

the state prohibits the addition and use of formaldehyde in food processing, and illegal traders mainly use it in dried aquatic products such as sea cucumber and squid, aquatic products, aquatic products, vermicelli, yuba, noodles, beer, marinated food, blood products and other foods for strong sterilization, antisepsis, whitening, soaking and bleaching, solidification, setting and improving appearance and texture.

3. Borax

Industrial chemical name: sodium boroacetate, which is highly toxic and is a toxic chemical raw material. The state prohibits the addition and use of borax in food processing, and unscrupulous traders use borax in noodles, dumpling skins, zongzi, cakes, bean jelly, cold skin, meatballs and other meat products, yuba and other foods to strengthen tendons, increase elasticity, crisp, tender and improve taste.

Legal basis: Article 26 of the Food Safety Law of the People's Republic of China shall include the following contents:

(1) Provisions on the limits of pathogenic microorganisms, pesticide residues, veterinary drug residues, biotoxins, heavy metals and other pollutants harmful to human health in food, food additives and food-related products;

(2) varieties, application scope and dosage of food additives;

(3) the nutritional requirements of the main and supplementary foods specially for infants and other specific groups;

(4) Requirements for labels, signs and instructions related to food safety requirements such as hygiene and nutrition;

(5) Hygienic requirements in the process of food production and operation;

(6) quality requirements related to food safety;

(7) food inspection methods and procedures related to food safety;

(8) other contents that need to be formulated as food safety standards.