The West Lake Lotus how to mix so much starch

The West Lake Lotus This back Cup (network language, "tragedy" meaning)!　　"Yesterday, Hangzhou netizen" Xiao Cha "saw the CCTV broadcast of the West Lake Lotus Investigation report, in their microblog wrote this sigh. Nominal "West Lake Lotus", but originally all from the field. Enterprises in the production process, arbitrarily add other starch and raw materials, to reduce costs, profit from ...　　Hangzhou 4 Lotus Enterprise's bad business behavior after the media exposure, yesterday, Hangzhou city Trade and Industry Bureau issued a notice to require emergency 4 companies involved in the Lotus. "Pure lotus" in addition to a large number of starch according to CCTV reports, reporters in Hangzhou railway station, tourist attractions and several large supermarkets randomly purchased 8 kinds of brand of the West Lake Lotus, opened the packaging found that these Lotus color is not the same, some white, some yellow.　　After brewing, the color and viscosity are also different.　　Subsequently, the reporter visited Hangzhou Sweet Garden Food Co., Ltd., Hangzhou Rui Qiang Food Co., Ltd., Yuhang three Village Lotus factory, Hangzhou yu Hangbaozhi Lotus root Powder factory found that the use of field Lotus, or mixed with other starch production lotus, this has become the usual practice of these enterprises.　　It is understood that the national standard stipulates that Lotus is divided into pure Lotus and instant Lotus (modulation Lotus), pure lotus in the typical Lotus root starch granules content is not less than 50%, and instant lotus (modulation Lotus) in the typical Lotus root starch granules content not less than 40%. Hangzhou Yuhang Lotus Association president Marshinghua Self Exposure, their own factory in the two kinds of lotus samples, one is pure white, 12 packets 7 yuan, a slightly red, 12 packets 11 yuan.　　The price difference is from the content of Lotus granules, the former is about 20%, the latter is about 40%. The reporter discovered, because pure lotus raw material's price unceasingly rises, the factory in pure lotus mixes the other starch and the raw material to reduce the cost.　　In the process of Lotus, there are enterprises through the lotus more put less, arbitrary control of the quality of Lotus.　　After investigation, these dozen "West Lake Lotus" signs of the lotus, not from the West Lake in Hangzhou, most of the foreign goods.　　"Exposure" "West Lake Lotus" Most of the West Lake has been involved in Lotus national standards for food quality supervision and inspection station Webmaster Xu Rongynan said that the current Hangzhou Xihu lotus manufacturers of raw materials mainly dependent on the field. "Lotus root planting this piece, because of the labor restrictions, the collective to move out, we zhejiang this son, the species of lotus root is less, the main raw material origin is Jiangsu Bao Silver and Jiangxi Guangchang, part of Hunan, Hubei and Sichuan." "" Some time ago, the West Lake Broken Bridge edge of the lotus mature, a lot of people to rob buy, you think, the market on the West Lake Lotus How may all come from the West Lake. "A familiar with Hangzhou Lotus market insiders told reporters that on the market," West Lake Lotus "is not the lotus root system in the West Lake.　　A better business is to use the foreign Lotus disguised as the West Lake Lotus, the black-hearted enterprises also add other starch in Lotus. "This sugar content accounted for 40%, sugar 7000 yuan a ton, Lotus 15000 yuan a ton, I earned this difference, a few cents per bag." "MarshinghuaClaiming that the current market prices of pure lotus at least 15000 yuan per ton, and cassava powder per ton of price only four thousand or five thousand yuan, the combination of the two can greatly reduce the cost of raw materials. "Pure lotus is granular, it is difficult to mix evenly, taste is not fragrant, look also ugly." So, add other things to Lotus, fragrant and cost-saving, in the industry is already open secret.　　said the industry insiders. "Industry" interview "West Lake Lotus" process, the reporter couldn't help thinking of the West Lake Longjing tea, Xiaoshan radish dry.　　The latter two are more familiar to you have applied to the geographical indications of the trademark (hereinafter referred to as "geographical indications") products. Application of geographical indications is currently the international protection of the characteristics of the product of a common practice. Through the application of geographical indications to prove trademarks, can effectively protect the quality of special products and promote the development of the characteristics of the industry.　　Simply put, geographical indications like a filter net, let good enterprises come in, poor enterprises go out, thus standardizing the healthy and orderly development of the industry.　　Reporter from Hangzhou city Trade and Industry Bureau to understand that, at present, Hangzhou has a total of 14 geographical indications, but "West Lake Lotus" is not in it. If the West Lake Lotus has the geographical sign, must hang this brand the enterprise, must practice good internal strength.　　"One industry personage thinks, is because" West Lake Lotus "did not apply for the geographical mark Trademark, the mixed Lotus Enterprise all uses this name, instead smashed this sign. Geographical indications are generally drawn up by trade associations, but there is no formal Lotus industry organization in Hangzhou.　　Hangzhou Food Industry association Responsible Person told reporters that the association is preparing to set up Lotus Professional committee, will absorb large and small more than 30 Lotus Enterprises, the Professional Committee is established, will apply for the West Lake Lotus geographical indications. Scenic shops can sell three hundred or four hundred boxes a day lotus yesterday, the reporter walked into the West Lake Xiyue scenic spot a Hangzhou specialty shops, shelves full of various brands of Lotus, the price of 20 yuan to 25 yuan.　　Days lotus, mellow garden and other brands of Lotus Packaging played the big font of the "West Lake Lotus" Words, several tourists are carefully selected. "Lotus sales have been good. Like the current tourist season, this box of Lotus, sold three hundred or four hundred boxes a day. Often a visitor buys more than 10 boxes.　　"See the reporter left to look at the right, the boss enthusiastically to sell to reporters." The boss took out a bag of West Lake Lotus, carefully see is "Kin Horse" brand. "It's made of 100% pure lotus." "Reporter saw, the lotus of the packaging on the" pure lotus "three words, the ingredients table is only labeled" Pure Lotus "one. However, the content of this pure lotus is exactly how much, in the package does not specify. Other brands of Lotus also have no indication of content.　　The boss says, "Write is lotus, is absolute pure lotus". Hangzhou Wen San Road, a supermarket, the reporter found here lotus than the scenic area average cheap 5 yuan. The same three village licensing Lotus, in the supermarket only to sell 16.5 yuan, and the scenic area to 25 yuan. And the same mellow garden brand West Lake Lotus, only 16 in the supermarket.5 Yuan, the scenic area to 20 yuan. "Investigation" Hangzhou Industrial and commercial issued a notice to require Emergency 4 enterprises Lotus Hangzhou Lotus Enterprise bad business behavior after exposure, yesterday, the Hangzhou municipal Trade and Industry Bureau convened a special Emergency coordination meeting, the city's industrial and commercial comprehensive action, focus on the inspection of scenic tourist areas, stations, terminals, airport shops, as well as supermarkets, stores, Wholesale Market lotus Products.　　At the same time, to major business sites issued an urgent notice. Hangzhou Municipal Bureau of Trade and Industry administration told reporters that the inspection action is mainly for the exposure of the 4 Lotus manufacturers of branded products, the requirements of the first off the shelf treatment.　　At the same time, the industry and Commerce Department also sampling related Lotus products, check Lotus content, there is no poison, investigation is suspected of false propaganda, if the above problems, will be in accordance with the relevant laws and regulations to deal with. Reporter from the century Lian Hua, China Resources million home and other supermarkets to understand that the major supermarkets have been exposed to the Lotus brand, through the urban supermarket did not sell these brands Lotus. The reporter also learned that the Quality Supervision Department has been to 4 companies to investigate.