Recently, Taiwan’s food contains “poisonous starch†as another topic of food safety. It has been reported that long-term consumption of food containing “poisonous starch†will cause infertility. Experts have responded to reports that it is inaccurate, but local experts believe that long-term consumption of “toxic starch†(ie, maleic acid, commonly known as “maleic acidâ€) â€), does harm to human health, the public should learn to identify and stay away from poison. According to reports, Taiwanese food includes meatballs, fish balls, powder balls (circles), crystal dumplings, pearl milk tea, loquat balls, chicken chops, black wheels, and other Taiwanese classics, as well as sweet potato balls and Mino oysters (plates). Bars) were detected maleic acid. In Shandong and Hangzhou, it has also been found that maleic acid is contained in foods such as vermicelli, pearl milk tea and other foods. "Poisonous starches" have already penetrated into people's daily lives. Zhang Guoxiang, deputy director of the Department of Pharmacy of Guangdong Armed Police Corps Hospital, introduced that, after clinical studies have shown that maleic acid appears toxic, its mechanism is mainly through the destruction of human organ mucosal tissue, thus causing the following poison to the human body: 1. Destruction of the renal mucosa, damage the kidneys Tubules, causing damage to the kidneys; 2. Destroying the gastric mucosa, leading to gastrointestinal ulcers or bleeding; 3. Destruction of the respiratory mucosa, causing bronchitis, etc.; 4. Eye damage to the eye mucosa, can cause damage to the eye and so on. 5. The long-term consumption of “poisonous starch†can also cause neurotoxicity and may delay growth. However, no clinical studies have shown that it will cause infertility. How to identify "toxic starch"? Zhang Guoxiang provides two practical methods: 1. Look at the label: There are differences between the standard code (label) of edible corn starch and industrial corn starch: the label of edible corn starch is GB8885-2008 (or GB8885-08), the label of industrial corn starch is GB12309-1990 (or GB12309-90 ), you should carefully check the label when you buy it. 2. Cryogenic identification method: After the food is cooked, it is left in the refrigerator overnight, and the two are compared after thawing and deicing the next day. Consumption of corn starch: transparent, hard texture, poor taste, thawing, water, sticky. Industrial cornstarch: The texture is softer, the elasticity is still better, the taste does not change and still maintain the fresh taste. After thawing, it does not produce water, dry, and the gap is large after peeling off. It is worth noting that if the starch is still very elastic after being stored at low temperatures for one night, it must be careful to buy "toxic starch". In addition, Zhang Guoxiang reminded that when eating or buying foods should also pay attention to the following points: 1. When buying corn starch, choose as many famous merchants and well-known brands; 2. As the price of edible corn starch in the market is generally industrial corn Starch is twice the price or more, so it is much cheaper than similar products. 3. Do not arbitrarily believe that traders, small food stalls, mobile vendors should pay attention to the sale of food. (Mo Guanting Sun Hao) Liga-Lok Ligating Clips,Titanium Ligating Clips,Hemolock Surgical Clips,Weck Hemoclip Qingdao DMD Medical Technology Co., LTD , http://www.conston-tech.com