Obstructed detection of edible oils

In the market for edible vegetable blending oils, the absence of national standards has attracted much attention. The "Economic Information Daily" reporter recently learned from industry insiders that the national standards for edible blending oil are still in the stage of soliciting opinions. The National Health and Family Planning Commission solicited opinions from the Ministry of Agriculture, the Ministry of Commerce, and the State Grain Bureau. At present, national standards have not been introduced, and the core problem lies in the lack of effective and accurate detection methods.

As early as in 2005, the preparation of national standards for edible blended oil was put on the agenda. In 2008, the draft of the National Standard for Edible Blends of Edible Plants was completed and submitted to the National Grain and Oil Standardization Technical Committee for approval. In August last year, a person in charge of the China Institute of Cereals and Oils stated that the national standards for edible vegetable blending oils are expected to be introduced at the end of the year or in the first half of this year.

However, the national standards for the consumption of blended oil have not been released as scheduled. The relevant personnel of the National Health and Family Planning Commission disclosed not long ago that the revision of the health standards for edible vegetable oil has been initiated. The blended oil will be included in the sanitary standards for edible vegetable oil, the related data definitions and safety indicators will be added, and the labeling requirements will be added to protect consumers. Right to know.

It is understood that there are confusions, random titles, and shoddy issues in the edible oil blending market. In particular, the harmonization of oil composition and blending standards is ambiguous, leaving many companies with "black box operations." For example, the so-called "olives blend oil" and "peanut blend oil" sold at higher prices actually contain only a very small amount of olive oil and peanut oil.

In response to this phenomenon, Sinograin Co., Ltd. took the lead in publicizing the main components and ratios of its edible oil products last year. Recently, it has jointly unveiled the testing methods for blended oil products jointly with professional colleges and research institutions, hoping to promote the use of blended oil products. The introduction of standards.

Any of Dong Ping, the deputy director of the National Grain and Oil Standardization Technical Committee, told the “Economic Information Daily” reporter that the current ion migration method can be used for qualitative detection and identification of edible blend oil. The detection rate can reach 98%. The next step is to continue quantitative testing. the study. We will strive to establish this type of testing method as an industry standard next year. Once the industry standard for testing methods is established, national standards for the consumption of blended oils are expected to be introduced soon.

Wang Xingguo, vice president of the Oils and Oils Branch of the China Grain and Oil Association, believes that many institutions are conducting research on detection methods. If industry standards and national standards for the detection of edible oils are introduced as soon as possible, it will help regulate the regulation of the oil market and the interests of consumers. protection.