Borax is a very dangerous chemical raw material that is soluble in water. If the human body consumes excessive amounts, it may cause accumulation of poisoning in human organs. Intake of 15 grams can lead to death.

The result of the incident

This incident happened in Haicang District, Xiamen City. The owner of the facility deliberately added borax when putting wheat-roasted pork rice dumplings and other foods. The resulting rice dumplings will look fuller and brighter in color. The rice grains inside will not stick to the rice dumpling leaves, which taste very delicate and have a longer shelf life. However, borax is very harmful to the human body, so the shop owner also He was sentenced to 6 months in prison, suspended for one year, and fined RMB 5,000. During the probation period, he was prohibited from engaging in food production, sales and related activities.

The owner of this store undoubtedly damaged the lives and health of consumers and violated the public interests of society. Therefore, he should bear civil tort liability. Later, the owner had to pay punitive damages. The compensation was about 7,000 yuan, and a public apology was made to the public in the media.

Hazards of Borax

Borax is a raw material for the production of drugs. It is also a dangerous and toxic chemical raw material because it looks like colorless crystals and is easily soluble in water. Therefore, some unscrupulous merchants will add borax to improve the shelf life and taste of their products. For example, this shop owner added borax to make his roasted pork rice dumplings more chewy.

If adults consume excessive amounts of borax, it can cause organ poisoning. Ingesting 15 grams of borax at one time can cause death. Among them, about 2 to 3 grams of borax can cause physical illness in infants. Severe damage resulting in death. Therefore, adding borax to food is a serious violation of the food safety law. In 2008, the Ministry of Health also successively released a list of possible additions of non-edible substances and abused food additives, in which borax was listed as a non-edible substance and specifically named. , including yuba, jelly, cold skin, meatballs, noodles, dumpling wrappers, these 6 kinds of food may be added with borax, and Article 144 of the Criminal Law also clearly stipulates that if the business operator illegally adds borax, it will constitute toxic and harmful food If the crime is serious, the death penalty may be imposed.

Don’t be opportunistic when doing business

I really don’t understand what these unscrupulous businesses are thinking. If they want to attract customers, of course they must use fresher ingredients to eat them. It is good and tastes delicious. This is the fundamental way to attract diners and repeat customers. Extend the shelf life of your food. Even if it does not taste stinky, it will definitely not taste good. Especially for things like roasted pork rice dumplings, some people Although I prefer eating chewy meat, doesn’t the meat in the roasted pork rice dumplings change in quality and taste over time?

Now that he has been investigated and fined, and his personal career has been stained, who will dare to take care of their family's business in the future? I can only say that this approach is really not worth the gain. I hope he can learn from his lesson and be a down-to-earth person in the future