As long as it is a formal official report, it is true. AQSIQ: Bird's nest from Malaysia was found to be carcinogenic again. This morning, the General Administration of Quality Supervision, Inspection and Quarantine announced the list of unqualified food and cosmetics imported in September and October of 20 1 1. Among them, a batch of bird's nest from Malaysia was once again found to contain carcinogen nitrite. According to the list published by the General Administration of Quality Supervision, Inspection and Quarantine, 7 batches of bird's nest with a total weight of 63kg were found to contain nitrite and Staphylococcus aureus in June 5438+ 10 this year, all of which were imported from Malaysia. These unqualified bird's nests were seized when they were imported from Guangdong and Xiamen. The importers are Zhuhai Shuoshan International Trading Co., Ltd., Xiamen Ou Kai Technology Co., Ltd. and Guangzhou Yashitong Trading Co., Ltd.. Experts pointed out that after excessive intake of nitrite, nitrite reacts with human blood to produce methemoglobin, which makes the blood lose its oxygen-carrying function and makes people suffer from hypoxia poisoning, ranging from dizziness, palpitation, vomiting and cyanosis to unconsciousness, convulsions and shortness of breath. If the rescue is not timely, it can be life-threatening. Moreover, nitrite enters the body and combines with secondary amine, which will produce carcinogen dimethyl nitramine, thus increasing the risk of cancer in human body. The General Administration of Quality Supervision, Inspection and Quarantine (AQSIQ) said that the unqualified foods and cosmetics published in the list were found by the inspection and quarantine institutions at the port of entry during inspection and quarantine, and all of them have been returned, destroyed or used for other purposes according to law. These unqualified batches of food and cosmetics are not sold in the domestic market. Background information Some time ago, CCTV broadcasted a series of surveys, which showed that most of the blood swallows in China's market were fake, and some products seriously exceeded the standard of nitrite. The "blood swallow incident" caused an earthquake in the whole bird's nest industry in China. A large number of bird's nests flew into China abnormally, and the quality of raw materials was poor. A large number of bird's nest flew into China abnormally, and the price of "blood swallow" was sometimes two or three times higher than that of normal bird's nest. Abnormal entry, it is difficult for the inspection and quarantine departments of China and Malaysia to supervise this newspaper (reporter Zhu Kongpu). Recently, "blood swallow" once became a hot word. On August 15, Zhejiang industrial and commercial department said that the nitrite content of several "blood swallow" products was as high as 350 times, and 100% was unqualified. On August 27th, the Ministry of Agriculture, Agriculture and Industry of Malaysia held a press conference in Shanghai, saying that Malaysia only produces Bai Yan, and there is no such thing as "blood swallow". How does "Blood Swallow" enter the China market? What kind of industrial interests have been formed? Behind the further fermentation of the "blood swallow" incident, there are many questions waiting to be answered. Before the "Blood Swallow" incident, there was a popular saying that when Jin Siyan built a bird's nest, it would spit out the blood of swallows, thus forming a red "Blood Swallow". In recent 10 years, the domestic bird's nest industry in Southeast Asia has sprung up. The bird's nest produced in artificially built houses is called "house swallow", while the natural bird's nest collected from the wild is called "cave swallow". Dongyan has different colors due to the influence of minerals, including white rock, Huangyan and Hongyan. People used to call the cave swallow whose color tends to be red "blood swallow", but the yield of this kind of bird's nest is very low, and it is rare in Malaysia and Indonesia. Where did the "blood swallow" in China market come from? According to informed sources in Malaysia, bird's nest dyeing has become an important category of bird's nest processing industry. One of the most important methods is "bird droppings fumigation"-put the droppings of swallows in a big jar, then put the bird's nest on barbed wire and heat it below to make the surface of bird's nest reddish brown. In Malaysia, the price of the so-called "blood swallow" is much lower than that in Bai Yan, because the crimson color of the "blood swallow" will cover up the different colors and impurities of the bird's nest itself. The raw materials used to dye "blood swallow" are often poor quality bird's nest raw materials. As a member of the high-grade tonic market in China, Blood Swallow is not recognized by China. It is crowned with the functions of nourishing yin and moistening lung, nourishing deficiency and beautifying face, and regulating the disorder of viscera and meridians. The seller said that blood swallows are rare, so they are particularly effective. But in fact, blood swallow and other "best health care products" are not listed in the National Pharmacopoeia, nor are they recognized as health care products by China. Nevertheless, the demand for bird's nest in China market is surprising. According to domestic estimates, the annual output of Malaysian bird's nest reaches 60 tons, and more than 90% of it is exported to China. According to an industry insider, the buyers of "blood swallow" are mostly people with higher income, and these groups will influence each other and even compare with each other to buy high-grade tonics. Most of the blood swallows are bought as gifts, and some of them are eaten by themselves. It is not so much a tonic as a "status symbol" in a greater sense. ■ Question: How did the blood swallow "fly" into China? Experts believe that there are at least two loopholes in the problem blood swallow flying into the China market. First, the entry-exit inspection and quarantine standards of local customs are not uniform; Second, a large number of blood swallows were smuggled into China. According to customs statistics, China imported 0.379 tons of bird's nest from Malaysia in 2008, 6.2 18 tons in 2009 and 8.689 tons in 20 10. According to domestic estimates, the annual output of Malaysian bird's nest is 60 tons, and more than 90% of it is exported to China. The huge gap between the two sets of data stems from the fact that bird's nest mostly enters China through entrepot trade or abnormal means. For example, Chinese mainland ports allow private individuals to carry part of bird's nest, up to 2 kilograms, which facilitates the entry of a large number of bird's nest by bypassing regulatory channels. These abnormal trade forms make it difficult for the inspection and quarantine departments of China and Malaysia to supervise. What are the benefits of blood swallow? After entering China, the bird's nest was wrapped in luxury packaging and boarded the shelves of dealers everywhere. At this time, the blood swallow rich in nitrite has become a treasure in bird's nest. It has been reported by the media that the market price of ordinary bird's nest is generally 3,000-4,000 yuan per 50g of "Bai Yan", while the price of "blood swallow" is much higher than that of Bai Yan, ranging from 3,000-10000 yuan per 50g. A pharmacy in Beijing also sells blood swallows as high as 1 1980 yuan per 50g. On August 16, the State Administration for Industry and Commerce issued the Notice on Further Strengthening the Special Inspection of the Bird's Nest Market in the Circulation Field, demanding that all operators who find bird's nest that does not meet the food safety standards be ordered to stop selling, take it off the shelves and withdraw from the market, investigate and deal with it according to law and resolutely destroy it.