McDonald's is a famous fast food, many cities across the country have its branches, the current fast food is a popular diet, but recently the environmental protection organization pointed out in a report, in McDonald's, Burger King, and other major fast food restaurants in the food packaging detected carcinogens, so what is going on? One to find out.
What happened to the carcinogens detected in McDonald's packaging?
Recently, there are media reports that environmental organizations collected fast food packages of burgers, sandwiches, chicken nuggets, cookies, french fries or other fried items from the three major U.S. burger chains Burger King, McDonald's and Wendy's Burgers, and conducted perfluorinated testing on the samples of the collected products to screen for the presence of PFAS.
The test results showed that: the U.S. McDonald's fries, Big Macs, cookies and three other fast food paper bags; Burger King's Wahlburger cartons, chicken nuggets paper bags; Wendy's Burger's cookies paper bags; were measured the fluorine content contained in the product packaging has exceeded the standard, nearly half of them contain the toxic substance PFASs (Perfluorinated and Polyfluorinated Compounds).
PFAS is a high-temperature resistant but not easily degraded chemical substances, it is the abbreviation of perfluoroalkyl and polyfluoroalkyl substances, and liver cancer, liver damage thyroid disease and other diseases are closely related to taking too much will lead to cancer, after the U.S. Department of Investigation, in 10,000 volunteers, three out of every four people's blood was detected in the PFAS, and in the home People who ate at home had much lower levels of PFAS in their blood than those who ate out regularly and ordered takeout.
McDonald's, Burger King respond urgently
For the detection of carcinogens, McDonald's, Burger King emergency response, McDonald's: food packaging materials used in China did not add PFASs, fully compliant with the relevant national standards in China.
It also said that the packaging in question has been eliminated in stores worldwide.
Burger King: No PFASs have been added to the food packaging materials used in China, and they are in full compliance with relevant Chinese national standards.
How to ensure food safety in daily life?
1. Wash your hands before eating, wash your hands frequently during food preparation, clean and sanitize the kitchen, and avoid insects, rodents and other animals from entering the kitchen and approaching the physical objects;
2. Separate raw meat, poultry, and seafood from other foods; have special equipment and utensils for handling raw foods, such as knives and cutting boards; and use utensils for storing food in order to avoid raw and cooked foods from coming into contact with each other.
3. Food should be cooked thoroughly, especially meat, poultry and seafood; soups and casseroles should be boiled to ensure that they reach 70 degrees Celsius, and the juices of meat and poultry should be clear, not reddish in color, and it is best to use a thermometer; reheat cooked food thoroughly.
4, cooked food should not be stored at room temperature for more than 2 hours; all cooked and perishable food should be cooled in time (preferably below 5 ℃); cooked food should be kept at a rolling temperature before consumption; even in the refrigerator should not be too long to store food.
5. Use safe water or treat it to keep it safe; pick fresh and healthy foods; choose processed foods, such as low-temperature sterilized milk; wash fruits and vegetables, especially if they are going to be eaten raw; and don't eat foods that have exceeded their freshness date.
The above is about McDonald's packaging detected carcinogens and daily food safety precautions, food and our health are closely related, as the saying goes, the disease enters by the mouth, daily life must do a good job in the dietary arrangements, as well as health management.