The reporter learned today that the General Administration of Market Regulation and the National Health Commission jointly issued a notice to include red 2G, dimethyl yellow, diethyl yellow, sibutramine and their derivatives in the list of non-edible substances. Among them, red 2G, dimethyl yellow, and diethyl yellow are industrial dyes, which may be used by illegal merchants to dye foods such as sausage to improve color, which poses certain health risks. Sibutramine has a neurodepressive effect to suppress appetite and lose weight, but it may cause adverse reactions such as arrhythmia. The list also published supporting test methods. The inclusion of substances such as red 2G in the list of inedible substances had a remarkable effect. On the one hand, the list of non-edible substances provides targeted guidelines and legal basis for supervision and enforcement, and can more accurately and effectively crack down on illegal acts involving the addition of such substances to food. On the other hand, inclusion in the list of inedible substances means that such illegal addition can constitute a “crime of producing and selling toxic and harmful food”. The maximum penalty is death, which will be a strong deterrent to illegal businesses. Market supervisory authorities will focus on key areas such as rice and noodle products, meat products, and pressed candy; the act of adding inedible substances will be strictly and severely punished according to law, and suspected crimes will be handed over to the judicial authorities.

The reporter learned today that the General Administration of Market Regulation and the National Health Commission jointly issued a notice to include red 2G, dimethyl yellow, diethyl yellow, sibutramine and their derivatives in the list of non-edible substances. Among them, red 2G, dimethyl yellow, and diethyl yellow are industrial dyes, which may be used by illegal merchants to dye foods such as sausage to improve color, which poses certain health risks. Sibutramine has a neurodepressive effect to suppress appetite and lose weight, but it may cause adverse reactions such as arrhythmia. The list also published supporting test methods. The inclusion of substances such as red 2G in the list of inedible substances had a remarkable effect. On the one hand, the list of non-edible substances provides targeted guidelines and legal basis for supervision and enforcement, and can more accurately and effectively crack down on illegal acts involving the addition of such substances to food. On the other hand, inclusion in the list of inedible substances means that such illegal addition can constitute a “crime of producing and selling toxic and harmful food”. The maximum penalty is death, which will be a strong deterrent to illegal businesses. Market supervisory authorities will focus on key areas such as rice and noodle products, meat products, and pressed candy; the act of adding inedible substances will be strictly and severely punished according to law, and suspected crimes will be handed over to the judicial authorities.