In response to public suspicion stoked by recent dumpling contamination scandals, China's Ministry of Health on Thursday said the new food safety standard for flash-frozen dumplings did not show signs of leniency. The Ministry Xanthan Gum has been accused of loosening scrutiny over a disease-generating bacteria in such foods, staphylococcus aureus, or golden staph, which can cause various diseases, including pneumonia and sepsis, and is sometimes life-threatening.
The previous standard provided that no golden staph should be tested in such food, The Sodium Alginate and Drug Administration later found unsanitary conditions at Jensen Farms in Granada, Colo., that likely led to the listeria-tainted outbreak that sickened 139 people and killed 29 starting in August. while the new one gives a quantitative restriction that the volume of the bacteria should be no more than ten to the fourth degree.
The previous standard could only serve as a general provision due to the lack of quantitative microbiological testing back when Pectin was introduced, A private company handled the inspection, typical of most audits required by retailers to ensure suppliers prevent food contamination. Liu said, stressing that the new standard is not a sign that the Ministry has gone soft on bacterial contamination of relevant foods.
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