The Food and Drug Administration of the Ministry of Health and Welfare announced today the list of unqualified border inspections. A batch of frozen beef tongue imported from the United States was found to have parasites, and a total of regarding 2,226 kilograms were returned for destruction and did not enter the market. The Food and Drug Administration of the Ministry of Health and Welfare announced today the latest list of unqualified border inspections. A total of 20 unqualified products, such as Chilean apples, American red cherries, Japanese radishes, etc., were found to have exceeded the standard of pesticides or other unqualified conditions. Return or destroy.
“TYSON Frozen Beef Tongue FROZEN IBP PREMIUM TRIMMED BEEF TONGUES (BLACK) 0% #1A (Imported for Food Use) (MPP-142565)” imported from the United States by Lianxin Food Industry Co., Ltd. detected the parasite “Sarcoidosis” (Sarcocystis spp.).
Chen Qingyu, Section Chief of the North District Management Center of the Food and Drug Administration, told reporters that according to the “Imported Beef Quarantine and Inspection Procedures” regulations, currently targeting countries where mad cow disease has occurred, including the United States, Canada, Japan, Sweden, the Netherlands and other countries. Beef, batch-by-batch testing in specific risk areas such as tonsils.
Chen Qingyu said that no mad cow disease was found in this batch of cattle tongues, but the parasite “Sarcoidosis” was detected, and a total of 2,226.8 kilograms were returned or destroyed; this is the first time in the past six months that American cattle have been detected with parasites. However, at the beginning of last year, a U.S. beef tongue was also found to be infected with “Toxoplasma”.
In addition, the “frozen broccoli 1-3cm” imported from the mainland of China by Xiecheng Foods Co., Ltd. detected the residual pesticide Kemeisu at 0.02ppm. Chen Qingyu said that Kemeisu is a growth regulator that can be used for crops, but currently it is not allowed to be used in “leafed vegetables” such as broccoli in China, so a total of 8,500 kilograms were returned or destroyed.
As for the unapproved pesticide ethylene oxide residues detected once more in the seasoning powder packets of instant noodles imported from Indonesia and Vietnam, Chen Qingyu said that the approval rate has been increased by 20% to 50% at this stage, except that it will gradually move towards 50%. In the future, inspection measures will be strengthened depending on the state of violation.
Responsible editor: Yu Weining