General steam Steamed buns are using straw mats or gauze pad in the following Steamed buns. But recently some people reflect, found him to buy steamed buns in Hangzhou a Steamed buns of chain stores, steamed Steamed buns mat is actually made of "similar plastic" material. What is this "similar plastic" material? Meet high temperature will release toxins?
To this end, the reporter visited the Hangzhou some traditional snack shop and some steamed bread chain stores, found that the steamer pads used chain stores are called "similar plastic materials in public". The clerk said the shop used steamer pads are food grade silicone pads, by the uniform distribution companies, is safe and non-toxic.
To this, the expert expresses, food grade silica gel is safe, but because the silicone pad costs more expensive, plastic and silicone bad respectively, does not exclude the illegal businessmen use plastic instead of plastic, and when the temperature is a potential risk of.
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Yesterday afternoon, a reporter walked into Zhongshan North Road a Steamed buns shop chain, to the identity of the customer to buy a Steamed buns. When the clerk opened a steamer cover from the Steamed buns, the reporter saw the public called "similar plastic" mat is actually a round hole pad partial yellow, thin.
"What is the material mat? Safe use under high temperature?" when a reporter asked about the materials and the safety of the steamer pads, the clerk told reporters, with the shop are food grade silicone pad. "The steamer steamed bread is not easy to stick to the mat with this, and steamed bread selling lover. Grass mat, steamed bottom easily yellow. And the silica gel pad for easy cleaning and durable." The shop clerk told the reporter that the steamer pads used in store is the company uniform dispensing, regular replacement, is guaranteed to be safe.
Subsequently, the reporter walked into the screen streets of another brand of steamed bread chain shop, found the steamer pad is used the same circular pad. "We use the cushion and online selling a few dollars are not the same. The silica gel pad cost is very high, we buy it from the company to more than 20 yuan each." Store staff told reporters. The reporter understands, the traditional grass pad is not easy to clean, and is easy to loose, the use of short duration, usually half a month to be replaced once a. But a food grade silicone pad can be used at least 3 months above.
But the reporters found, Hangcheng a traditional brand snack bar still use straw steamer pad. "That kind of silica gel cushion is certainly not a good straw. Grass mat we use are hand-made, and often want to change." The staff told reporters that although grass pad easy to stick, every time to brush oil, but to ensure that the traditional quality, the store to insist on the use of straw steamer pad.
Reporter random interviewed several customers are buying bread. Ms Xu said, if not remind, usually also didn't really didn't notice steamed stuffed bun shop with what mat. "I know food grade silica gel is safe, but the high cost of this thing. If the store is used repeatedly, long time not in words, or worried about health and food safety issues." Ms. Xu said.
Silica gel pad shop steamer from 2 yuan to 100 yuan
Subsequently, the reporter entered "silicone steamer pad" in Taobao, found that nearly 100 pages to store information. Silica gel pad and store sales, according to the sizes of different price from 2 yuan to 100 yuan, and most businesses are marked "brush free oil", "non stick" non-toxic "cage", etc. key words.
Reporter discovery, many businessmen have dried out product certification, through the SGS (called "the world's leading inspection, identification, testing and certification bodies) according to GB4906.1-94 standard detection, accord with the hygienic standard for rubber products for food". Net inn customer service expresses, they sell the steamer pads and Steamed buns shop with the same, "a lot of Steamed buns shop is that we buy here. To ensure reliable quality." But asked whether there is a "QS" (food production enterprise license) logo, customer service reply "steamer pads are not the current certification. Ease of use, the package you can test the business sector".
The reporter also saw some customers "vomit tank" in the product evaluation, called the silicone pad "taste great, for health, dare to use" etc.. Customer service said, and occasionally there are quality problems. "The general use of 2 years to be replaced once a."
Experts harmless food grade silicone but use time limit
Feng Lianfang professor in the school of materials and chemical engineering of Zhejiang University said that the silica gel is insoluble in water and any solvent, non-toxic and tasteless, and stable chemical property. Do not contact with human health hazards. Food grade silicone is a kind of inorganic polymer colloid material, high temperature resistance of 120 DEG C, the human body without any side effects. "The family is the most common in a pressure cooker for sealing washer is food grade silicone. Easy to clean, not easy to breed microbes, but the best use of not more than 3500 hours."
Food related responsible person told reporters that the food chain in the use of steamed buns cushion is a food grade silicone, and through the detection of relevant state departments, "high temperature resistant silica gel as 120 DEG C, and steamed bread temperature is 100 DEG C, so there is no problem. Ordinary grass mat steamed bread, easily damaged, and is not easy to clean, it will breed bacteria." In addition, the responsible person said, the company unified to each store to distribute food grade silicone pad, the cost is high, "dozens of pieces of Qian Yizhang, general three months to be replaced once a year, the replacement cost will reach millions of mat."
Professionals said, because the silicone pad cost is expensive, does not exclude the illegal household polyvinyl chloride (PVC), which is plastic instead of. "Food grade silica gel pad to price ratio