Sudan red is an illegal additive!

Sudan red is not allowed to be added to food! ! !

The "red duck eggs" incident that appeared in news reports that year really made many Chinese people sweat. The protagonist of the incident is "Sudan Red". When ducks eat feed mixed with "Sudan Red", they will lay duck eggs with red hearts.

Sudan Red is a lipophilic azo compound that is insoluble in water and easily soluble in organic solvents such as alcohol and acetone. It is a widely used industrial dye. The red floor wax and red shoe polish we use in our daily lives usually contain Sudan red.

The color of food dyed with Sudan Red is very bright and not easy to fade. Foods such as chili powder, chili oil, fermented bean curd, and red poultry eggs that "the redder they are, the better they sell" have become "disaster areas" for some unscrupulous food producers to release Sudan red.

After Sudan red enters the human body, it generates aniline, naphthol and other substances under the action of reductase in the human body. The toxic effects and carcinogenicity of Sudan red are closely related to these metabolites. Aniline can directly act on liver cells, causing liver damage and reducing the oxygen-carrying capacity of hemoglobin. Ingestion of large amounts of naphthols can also cause hemorrhagic nephritis.

The detection method of Sudan Red is relatively mature, and the possibility of food containing Sudan Red ingredients entering regular sales channels is very slim.