The expert said that the micro-added harmless

-Morning News reporter Chen Yiyi intern Jusi Reyin Taiwan Media recently reported that Taiwan's "Department of Health" Food and Drug Administration in a batch of zero Coca-Cola liquid main ingredient, the ban on the addition of carbonated beverages methyl benzoate preservative.　　It is said that the bulk of the liquid from Shanghai Coca-Cola Beverage company. Yesterday, Coca-Cola said in a statement in the Greater China region that the preservative in Taiwan was one of the safety additives recognized by food laws and regulations in many countries and regions, including China, Hong Kong and the United States, but local laws in Taiwan do not allow the use of soda.　　In Shanghai, the present modulation of zero-Coca-Cola contains P-hydroxybenzoic acid methyl ester, but the concentration is in line with national standards. Reporter Shanghai Visit: cups, bottled all contain preservatives This is the Taiwan side found that the problem of the products are used in the current machine, such as McDonald's and other fast food outlets sold Cup beverage products, rather than the general supermarket sales of bottled beverages.　　Yesterday afternoon, the reporter in Nanjing East Road 353 Square on the first floor of the McDonald's inside see, the store is selling the cup is now modulated Zero Coke, the price of the same as ordinary Coca-Cola, medium-cup coke and ordinary cola price is 7.5 yuan. However, this cup of Coke on the outside of the packaging does not indicate the list of ingredients, but also did not mention containing methyl benzoate preservatives. "All beverages are free of preservatives," a staff member told reporters in a very positive tone.　　"But this statement is clearly contrary to Coca-Cola's official stance. In the convenience store, bottled Coke is also in normal sales, the bottle body of the list of ingredients shows that this zero Coke contains a substance called "sodium benzoate." Reporter enquiries found that this material also belongs to preservatives.　　According to sales staff, Coca-Cola sales are much larger than the zero sugar-free Coke, the purchase of Coke is mainly foreign consumers. Coca-Cola statement: Diluted preservative concentration is very small yesterday, 翟嵋, director of public affairs and Communications at the Coca-Cola Greater China region, sent a statement to the press, which stressed that the preservative in Taiwan was in many countries and regions (including mainland China, Hong Kong and the United States). One of the safety additives recognized in the food laws and regulations, and is widely accepted and safe to use in food and beverages, but local law in Taiwan does not allow the use of soda. "The preservative, which has been detected, is naturally brought in by some of the manufacturing materials of the condensed liquid, and is not deliberately added." "翟嵋 explained that the test samples in Taiwan are undiluted concentrated liquid, and the final product will need to be diluted before the sale of the diluted P-hydroxybenzoic acid methyl ester concentration is very small, only 0.015 mg/kg."　　The concentrate, which was detected by Taiwan, has not been used to ensure full compliance with Taiwan regulations. 翟嵋 in an interview admitted that the modulation of zero Coca-Cola in addition to McDonald's sales, but also in other shopping malls, stores have sales. In the mainland sales of the present modulation of zero Coca-Cola containing methyl P-hydroxybenzoate, its concentration in line with the relevant Chinese mainlandProvisions。　　For the current modulation of beverages not expressly preservatives, 翟嵋 explained that the State stipulates that only prepackaged beverages need to be marked.　　Last night, McDonald's said to reporters that they could not provide more information, and they were also waiting for the official reply from Coca-Cola. Experts say: micro-add does not cause harm Professor Xu Fei, deputy dean of the Institute of Medical Equipment and food, Shanghai University of Technology, said in an interview, according to the "Food additive use of health standards", methyl P-hydroxybenzoate in China is a can be added in carbonated beverages in the preservative. The maximum use of methyl p-hydroxybenzoate in carbonated beverages is 0.2 grams/kg. Taiwan's test samples are undiluted condensed liquid, but the public is drinking diluted products. "However, from the data, this solution dilution more than 10 times times is almost in line with our national standards."　　"Reporter learned that the harm of methyl P-hydroxybenzoate is" to the mucous membrane and the upper respiratory tract stimulation ", Xu Fei that the food is only a small amount of P-hydroxybenzoic acid methyl ester, will not cause harm in this respect. However, recent studies in foreign countries have shown that methyl p-hydroxybenzoate has potential estrogen activity and is likely to be a kind of environmental endocrine disrupting substance. Reporter from a research data that foreign mice found that the hydroxyl benzoate ester can make immature female rats uterus weight increased, and can cause male animal epididymis weight reduction.　　A domestic experiment showed that methyl P-hydroxybenzoate had an effect on the reproduction and growth of Drosophila melanogaster. P-hydroxybenzoic acid ester According to Professor Xu Fei, deputy dean of medical equipment and Food College of Shanghai University of Technology, P-hydroxybenzoate is a commonly used preservative, which can inhibit the activity of microbial cell respiratory enzymes, and can destroy the structure of microbial cell membrane, so it has been widely used in food, beverage, cosmetics, Drugs and textiles are considered to be one of the more safe preservatives, and many countries allow methyl benzoate as a food preservative.