How to buy infant rice noodles?

Many parents like to give their babies rice noodles, which are nutritious and convenient. The quality of rice flour is related to the baby's health, so the safety of rice flour can not be ignored. The sampling results of infant rice flour products in the second quarter of 2004 released by Jiangxi Provincial Bureau of Quality and Technical Supervision showed that the qualified rate of rice flour was only 40%. The main questions are:

1. Nutrition fortifier index is not up to standard.

Common fortifier indicators are not up to standard: vitamin A indicators are not up to standard; Trace element iron is not up to standard; Trace element zinc is not up to standard. Parenting experts pointed out that infant formula rice flour is an auxiliary food specially designed for infants. The product strengthens vitamins and trace elements necessary for the growth and development of infants. If the necessary nutrients are unqualified, it will affect the normal growth and development of the baby.

2. The product label is not standardized

In quality inspection, the most common product label is not standardized, that is, the label does not indicate "nutrient composition table", which is easy to mislead consumers.

Expert tips

In view of the above situation, experts remind consumers to pay attention to the following details when purchasing rice noodles.

Choose the products of well-known enterprises

Due to the large production scale, strong technical force, scientific and reasonable product formula design, strict quality control of raw materials, advanced production equipment, high management level of enterprises and guaranteed product quality.

See if the label on the package is complete.

According to the national standards, the name of the factory, the address of the factory, the date of production, the shelf life, the implementation standard, the trademark, the net content, the ingredient list, the nutrient composition list and the eating method must be marked on the outer packaging. If any of the above items are missing, it is best not to buy them, which is the basic condition to ensure product quality.

Look at the nutrient composition table

Basic nutrients such as calories, protein, fat and carbohydrates, vitamins such as vitamin A, vitamin D and vitamin B, trace elements such as calcium, iron, zinc and phosphorus, or other added nutrients should be indicated in the nutrient composition table.

Look at the product packaging instructions

National standards stipulate. Baby rice noodles should be clearly stated as "the ideal food for babies is breast milk, and this product can be eaten when breast milk is insufficient or there is no breast milk; When babies over 6 months old eat this product, they should add complementary food. "Such as weaning formula rice flour, it should also indicate" weaning formula food "or" weaning auxiliary food "and so on. These statements are what enterprises must express to consumers.

Look at the color and smell of the product

Good quality rice noodles should be white and uniform; It smells like rice flour, but there is no other smell, such as essence.

Look at the organizational form and influence of the product.

Should be powdery or flaky, dry and loose, even without caking; Blend or boil with proper amount of warm water, and make it into a smooth paste after full stirring.

Distinguish between ready-to-eat products and non-ready-to-eat products

Ready-to-eat products can be brewed with appropriate amount of warm water; Non-instant products should be cooked before eating.

The harm of refurbished rice

200 1, more than 300 tons of poisonous rice were found in Guangdong. These poisonous rice are made of bagged expired rice. Before processing, raw rice was yellow, black, moldy and pungent. After illegal processing, bleaching and polishing, it has become crystal clear and odorless "high quality rice". These poisonous rice were packed into various fake packaging bags and sold to some restaurants, canteens and grain and oil distributors in Guangzhou at a price lower than the market price, and also shipped to other cities and counties in Guangdong Province and Hubei Province.

According to expert analysis, these poisonous rice contain carcinogens such as aflatoxin and mineral oil. Aspergillus flavus is a fungus, which is ubiquitous in air and soil. It is easy to grow under aerobic, high temperature and humid conditions, and easy to grow and reproduce on agricultural products such as peanuts, corn, rice, wheat, barley, cottonseed and soybeans. This toxin has great damage to human liver, which can cause hepatocyte degeneration, fat infiltration, bile duct hyperplasia and so on. Epidemiological investigation shows that the incidence of human liver cancer is also high in areas where grain, oil and food are seriously polluted by aflatoxin. The International Institute of Cancer has identified aflatoxin as a first-class human carcinogen.

People may have symptoms such as fever, abdominal pain, vomiting and loss of appetite after eating food seriously contaminated by aflatoxin. In severe cases, symptoms such as hepatosplenomegaly, pain in liver area, yellow staining of skin and mucosa, ascites, edema of lower limbs, abnormal liver function, enlargement of heart, pulmonary edema, even spasm and coma may occur within 2-3 weeks.