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the special investigation of "toxic wolfberries" is to maintain the image of the local industry by quickly removing the "tumor" and prevent the local wolfberry industry brand, which has been operating for many years, from being destroyed.

"soaking wolfberries in a thermos cup" is a health-preserving habit for many people. however, according to cctv finance, some wolfberries that look plump and bright red are actually "toxic wolfberries" with "excessive sulfur". merchants in golmud city, qinghai province and jingyuan county, gansu province use sodium metabisulfite, which is harmful to the human body, to "enhance the color" of wolfberries, and even "fumigate wolfberries with sulfur". in order to save costs, some merchants directly use industrial sulfur. after the program was broadcast, on september 2, golmud city, qinghai province and jingyuan county, gansu province both stated that they had set up an investigation team and would severely punish those responsible for violations of regulations and laws in accordance with the law.

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"i was so smoked that i had difficulty breathing and couldn't stop crying..." cctv reporters went to the processing site of wolfberries with excessive sulfur, which made the national audience furious. what made people angry was that the "toxic wolfberries" were unscrupulous and harmed the health of consumers, and that the "toxic wolfberries" spoiled the image of the local industry. the local wolfberries are loved by consumers because of their large and plump berries, bright red color, thick flesh, and high sugar content. the "toxic wolfberries" not only failed to live up to the trust of consumers, but also undoubtedly damaged the image of the local industry.

it is no secret that wolfberries are smoked with industrial sulfur. this type of "toxic wolfberries" has been exposed by the media before. for example, in 2019, in some places in ningxia, some merchants used industrial sulfur to smoke wolfberries or soaked and baked wolfberries with sodium metabisulfite in order to make dried wolfberries insect-proof and look good. unexpectedly, a few years later, "toxic wolfberries" were exposed again. many merchants are still blatantly smoking wolfberries with sulfur. some merchants even built smoking sheds directly in the farmers' yards, making no secret that they were selling sulfur wolfberries.

the addition of non-food raw materials to food and the abuse of food additives are prominent issues in current food safety. agricultural and sideline products are highly seasonal and have short production cycles. in order to reduce costs or pursue sales appearance, companies or individuals add non-food additives to produce food, which seriously endangers the safety of the general public. industrial sulfur, sodium metabisulfite and their substitutes are mostly toxic. once consumed by people, they can easily cause renal insufficiency and failure, multiple neuritis, liver damage, etc. therefore, they are strictly prohibited from being used in food processing. "toxic wolfberry" not only violates the food safety law, but has even been suspected of constituting the crime of producing and selling toxic and harmful foods. there have been many cases in which people have been sentenced for processing food with industrial sulfur.

the "toxic wolfberry" is popular, but people's hearts are corrupted. while the "toxic wolfberry" betrays the trust of consumers and harms the public health, it also destroys its own brand, which will undoubtedly affect the sales and price of local wolfberries in turn. it can be said that it harms others and itself. even if the "toxic wolfberry" is done by a few people, the local wolfberry brand will suffer. golmud city in qinghai and jingyuan county in gansu have responded quickly and conducted special inspections on the "toxic wolfberry". the purpose is to maintain the image of the local industry by quickly removing the "tumor" and prevent the local wolfberry industry brand, which has been operating for many years, from being destroyed.

food is the most important thing for people, and clean food comes first. safety and health are the minimum and most important standards. producers should keep their conscience, and regulators should also keep their bottom line. the existence of "toxic wolfberries" in the local area should not be one or two days, so why has it existed for a long time in violation of the law? law enforcement agencies should not wait for media exposure before enforcing the law. who is derelict in their duties behind the "toxic wolfberries" should also be investigated thoroughly.

shu shengxiang, special commentator of red star news

editor: wang yintao