Toxic bean sprouts, refers to the production of bean sprouts in the process of illegal addition of harmful additives or industrial raw materials, change the production cycle and appearance of bean sprouts, increase economic benefits, which is illegal to add urea, rootless agent, pesticides, antibiotics, veterinary drugs, preservation of powder, etc., a large number of consumption will jeopardize the health of consumers.
Because of the rootless agent used in the production of rootless bean sprouts, it has been defined as "poisonous bean sprouts" by some media. So what exactly is a rootless agent and why has it caused such a big reaction from the government and society? Rootless agent is also known as rootless powder, rootless bean sprouts, etc., is the production of bean sprouts added to the control of bean sprouts root growth of the substance of the collective name, the main components of 6 - benzyl adenine, 4 - chlorophenoxyacetic acid sodium, and gibberellic acid and other components, through the mediation of plant cell division to achieve the effect of inhibition of the growth of sprouts, to promote the effect of the bud body thickening.
6- Benzyladenine is non-toxic according to the acute toxicity classification, and no reliable evidence of carcinogenicity, teratogenicity, or mutagenicity has been found, so it will not cause ripening effects on people. Until 2011, 6- benzyladenine was managed as a food additive, but then it was kicked off the list of food additives and managed as an agricultural input for the reason that it was "not necessary to add it to the process". But so far, the USDA has not accepted the reclassification, and the root-free agent remains a banned additive in the eyes of the law.
According to China Soybean Products Network on March 2, 2015, the legal issues related to the case of rootless bean sprouts have been widely discussed and initially formed a *** knowledge: (1) the rootless agent does not belong to the criminal law article 144 of the "poisonous, harmful non-food raw materials". (2) The production and sale of bean sprouts using rootless agent does not constitute the production and sale of food that does not meet safety standards. (3) The judicial authorities to deal with the proposal: the production and sale of bean sprouts using rootless agent does not constitute a crime, and it is recommended that the people's court for the production and sale of bean sprouts using rootless agent will not be held criminally liable. For the criminal prosecution in the pursuit of the above behavior, the case should be withdrawn according to law, or not prosecuted, or terminate the trial, or acquitted. (4) It is recommended that the mainstream media no longer refer to bean sprouts using rootless agents as "poisonous bean sprouts" but as "rootless bean sprouts" when reporting on related news.