Shantou Store Uses Plastic Cloth as Drapery to Injure Consumers' Health

Shantou is the staple food of the public. In the impression of the public, the steamed dumplings are cotton or gauze. Now, many Shantou shops use plastic sheets as drawers in order to save time and make steamed dumplings look good. According to experts, plastic cloths will produce toxic substances at high temperatures and endanger health.

It is not uncommon to see plastic cloth as a drawer.

On the 26th, when Mr. Liu, the citizen, bought a steamed bread, he saw plastic sheeting under the hot steamed bread. This caused him doubts. “The plastic sheet will not produce toxic substances under high temperatures, and it should be harmful to the body. "Mr. Liu told reporters that Shantou is a staple food for the public. Now that there are not many steamed dumplings," he hoped that the relevant departments will pay attention to this matter and check it regularly to return to the previous cage cloth so that everyone can enjoy eating steamed bread. what."

The reporter then visited a lot of Shantou shops according to Mr. Liu’s circumstances. He found that what Mr. Liu said was true. It was indeed not cotton or gauze, but plastic sheets, as well as the use of woven bags as drawers. When the reporter asked about this matter, many shopkeepers were very alert and did not respond to the reporter's questions. Some shopkeepers said that there was no difference between using this and using other drawers.

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Mr. Hu, a merchant who has operated Shantou for many years, told reporters that it was only in recent years that plastic cloth was used as a drawer cloth. “It used to be cotton or gauze, but it was really convenient with plastic cloth, and steamed buns were also beautiful because The steamed buns and the drawers do not stick together.” Mr. Hu said that such buns are relatively easy to sell. “But I think that using plastic sheets as drawers, the scent of steaming off the lids is not as good as before.”

“The use of plastic cloth as a drawer is very easy, easy to clean, put a layer of oil on the drawer cloth before putting the bun, cotton and gauze cleaning up trouble.” Mr. Hu said that if thinner plastic cloth, because of the cost They are low and thrown away after being used once. According to him, some people use woven bags as drawers, and some people even use chemical fertilizer bags. "This is a certain amount of breathability and it has better hair."

Plastics produce toxic substances at high temperatures

The reporter consulted Zhang Mingcheng, a teacher from the Department of Chemistry at Dezhou University. According to Zhang’s introduction, plastic cloths produce toxic substances such as monomers and free radicals at high temperatures, which are harmful to the human body and are also difficult to degrade, and plastic sheets themselves contain plasticizers. Antioxidants and other difficult-to-degrade substances also produce toxic substances at high temperatures.

The reporter then contacted the Dezhou City Quality Supervision Bureau and the Dezhou Drug and Food Supervision Bureau. It was learned that food is now sub-supervised, quality supervision is responsible for production, industry and commerce are responsible for circulation, and the Food and Drug Administration is responsible for catering. Shantou workshops are food distribution units. The reporter then contacted the Consumer Protection Section of the Dezhou City Bureau of Industry and Commerce. The staff explained that the Shantou shop was indeed under their management. “The public can call the Business and Industry Complaint Hotline 12315 when they discover bad business practices.” As for the reporter’s report on the use of plastic cloth as a drawer, Shantou’s staff said that they are law enforcement agencies, but there is no corresponding testing equipment. After the citizens reflect the relevant issues, they will jointly determine the plastic cloths through technical means. At high temperatures, substances that are harmful to the human body can be produced and then investigated.