Permitted rotten shrimp into dried seafood

Because of a lot of profit, there are color products that contain rotten shrimp 'chemicals' into eye-catching dried shrimp, attracting buyers, seriously affecting consumers' health.

Recently, on the Internet, there are many videos and images of impregnated dried shrimp that confuse consumers because they have had time to use this product.

People 'boycott', intermediaries 'stand down'

With the way of trading, buying large quantities of shrimp products - a kind of poor quality shrimp and then 'turning' dried shrimp into a huge advantage for traders. Leaving potentially serious consequences for the 'believers' of this seafood must suffer.

For more attractive shrimp, shrimp producers use colored products to dye

Ms. Nguyen Thi Mai (consumer, Cau Giay, Hanoi) said: 'In the summer, my family regularly eats shrimp soup, because it is easy to eat. But recently, there is a lot of news that dry shrimp contain chemicals that can cause serious health damage, so I don't cook dried shrimp anymore. '

According to Mai, the price of dried shrimp is from 700,000 VND / kg - 1,300,000 VND / kg which is widely sold in grocery stores. All types of dried shrimps sold are not labeled, date of use, origin . but still sold to consumers.

Mrs. Trinh Thi Hue (owner of a stall selling dried goods at Cau Dien, Tu Liem, Hanoi markets) was worried: ' From the day there was information on chemicals soaked into dry food, people were also cautious, did not come to buy much. as before, revenue dropped significantly. We hope that the authorities in the investigation will clarify, if our products contain chemicals, they will be removed, but if the goods do not have chemicals, there must be a form like that for people to buy peace of mind. Our goods'.

Selling dry goods at Cau Dien market, Ms. Tran Thi Thom (Tu Liem, Hanoi) annoyed: 'Chicken, pork . all have product quality control so consumers feel comfortable when using. As for us, we do not have a quality check, so the people who only hear the information will boycott us right away.

So our inventory knows how new products can be sold, many dry dealers may go bankrupt . ' The worries of dry dealers are not unfounded because the purchasing power of dried shrimps has been stalled recently.

It is easy to damage the liver and kidneys because of eating dried shrimp with chemicals

Shrimps, even stinky, are processed into specialty dried shrimp

In order to attract customers, the producers have been impregnating chemicals to increase the flavor and color . In addition, many mercenaries have benefited from the coloration of rotten shrimp 'processed' rotten chemicals into delicious, dry ingredients. seriously affects consumers' health.

Talking to the Quality of Vietnam, Ms. Huynh Hong Nga (Deputy Director of the Quality Management Department of Food Hygiene under the Ministry of Health) said: 'If businesses produce colored products containing chemicals Toxic industrial products will harm the liver and kidney users. Because coloring chemicals are often toxic inorganic substances, will develop disease after a long time after use . '.

Through research, many types of color sold in the free market have many types, but most colors are of inorganic origin. The chemical industry has synthesized many pigments derived from Aniline, an industrial product of oil. Aniline in pure form is very toxic. Types of inorganic coloring products have many harmful effects causing chronic poisoning, sometimes many years later, symptoms of the disease are detected.

Some health experts warn, to prevent the harmful effects of food staining, consumers should buy food that knows the origin of the product, have a product quality certificate, and have a label. from the manufacturer . If you see your body is in poor health, you should go to the clinic immediately for timely care.