Every reporter Huting from Shenzhen 15th, the Hong Kong Consumer Council's latest issue of "Choice" published a recent test of 7 categories of 36 alcoholic beverages, including 3 from Zhejiang famous products, including Yue Longshan, the content of ethyl carbamate is significantly different, The highest content of ethyl carbamate in a Shaoxing wine sample is 0.26 mg/kg. It is reported that the ethyl carbamate is a possible carcinogen, is the food in the fermentation process or stored in the process of natural substances, commonly found in fermented food and beverages. The World Health Organization's Committee of Experts on Food additives noted that animal experiments have shown that the substance not only harms genes but also causes multiple tissues to develop cancer. The Consumer Council of Hong Kong said that, referring to the mainland industry standards, a total of 7 classes of 36 with oriental flavor of the drink samples, including 16 Shaoxing wine including Huadiao, daughter Red, add rice wine, rice wine and so on, 8 glutinous rice wine and 12 wine products, sample prices from 24.9 to 270 yuan range. The test results showed that the content of ethyl carbamate varied widely, among them, the content of ethyl carbamate in Shaoxing Wine sample was from 0.08 mg to 0.26 mg per kg, and glutinous rice wine samples were not detected to 0.07 mg per kg, and plum wine samples were from 0.01 mg to 0.15 mg per kg. In this regard, the Consumer Council of Hong Kong reminded consumers that ethyl carbamate has a potential health risk to people who drink a high volume of alcoholic beverages. According to the Hong Kong Ming Pao newspaper, 3 of them claim to be from Zhejiang, including "Yue Longshan three years old Shaoxing plus rice wine"; "Yue Longshan authentic Shaoxing aged Huadiao (five years)" and "Tower brand eight years Chen Shaoxing plus rice wine", the content of ethyl carbamate, respectively, from 0.2 mg to 0.26 mg per kg, of which " Yue Longshan Authentic Shaoxing aged Huadiao (five years) "the highest content." In this respect, "Daily economic news" reporter call Zhejiang yue Longshan Dong Zhou Juan, she said all alcoholic products contain ethyl carbamate, a small amount of cancer-causing. At present, there is no clear ceiling standard for alcohol content in the world, and there is no corresponding industry standard in China. Zhou Juan said the company would reflect the situation to industry associations in the near future and explain the content of ethyl carbamate to consumers.
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