Food rumors in moments: what are the hazards of recent food rumors and food rumors?

The Food Hygiene Department also called on the public to maintain "reasonable doubt" about the rumors on the Internet, to confirm that the rumors should be stopped by the wise beforehand, and not to re-transmit and spread them. If it is difficult to tell the true from the false, you can provide the relevant information to the Food Hygiene Department, or log the information online in the "Director's mailbox" interactive area of the website of the Department of Health.

"Coke + MSG = FM2? Candied fruits contain high levels of sulfur dioxide that cause asthma. "" arsenic in shrimp with lemon? "A hard-boiled egg can be fatal? "Coke + barbecue = bone cancer? "the rumors on the Internet are sensational and frightening. some have a history of proof, and some are conclusive. Who should the public trust?.

Chen Shu-kung, director of the Food Hygiene Department of the Department of Health, points out that Internet rumors are "characterized by brevity and sensationalism." Internet rumors related to food can be divided into two categories.

First, it is presented in the tone of experts and scholars, or compiled and dispatched serious "personal experience", and then added some specious theoretical basic organizations to become a piece of false diet concepts. As long as a little verification, it is not difficult to find that most of them are made out of nothing. Take "eating lemon shrimp and beware of arsenic poisoning" as an example. in order to clarify the doubts, the Department of Health asked the Taipei Rong General Drug Consulting Center to consult the relevant literature, but found no medical reports of shrimp poisoning caused by vitamin C. further analysis of the chemical reaction between lemon and shrimp in meals did not give rise to arsenic concerns. Then use "Coke + monosodium glutamate = FM2? The rumors have been verified and no medical reports have been found that the consumption of both at the same time will form stimulants. Whether it's Coke, Apple Sidda, Poly P or beer, no combination of the two will produce stimulants, let alone FM2.

Another kind of online food rumor is aimed at specific brands, spreading messages such as "drinks sold by a chain store will drink to death." Not only out of goodwill, but even malicious slander.

Chen Shugong says that some Internet rumors are made up at a glance, while others may be an excessive extension of the experience of a small number of people. Take "half-cooked eggs can be fatal" as an example. There are indeed cases in foreign countries that have died from eating eggs infected with salmonella, but most of the cases are specific ethnic groups in poor physical condition, such as the sick and the elderly, so it is not appropriate to extrapolate.

As a matter of fact, some rumors have a long history and have made a comeback with the transformation of the network. "sausage + Yoledo = Cancer", which has been passed down for more than 20 years, has been transformed into "bacon sandwiches + yogurt will cause cancer" on the Internet. both infer from the same hypothesis, but there is also no medical evidence to support it.

Rumors are everywhere on the Internet, among which those related to food are the most likely to cause panic. In order to prevent the public from being misled, the Department of Health asked someone to collect and sort out more than 20 pieces of food online rumors. After adding explanations, they were published in the "Food Hygiene Information Network" in the form of questions and answers. From now on, people can click and browse to solve their doubts.

Chen Shugong, Director of the Food Hygiene Department of the Department of Health, said that with the popularization of Internet use, all kinds of unverified information has been widely circulated through the enthusiastic "hands-up" forwarding of users. In particular, when it comes to the daily diet, it not only causes trouble to the public, but even feels that there is a crisis in the daily diet and causes panic.

Based on the experience of the Internet rumors provided by the public investigated by the Department of Health, it is found that even if there are people's names and phone numbers on the rumors, they are mostly fake or falsely used; as long as the public take the initiative to make inquiries, they can almost destroy themselves. Over the past year, the Department of Health has collated a total of 22 cases of online rumors related to food hygiene and safety, including the public and the Health Bureau. Please send someone to "judge" them according to theory and publish them on the website of the Food Hygiene Department in the form of questions and answers. for the public to browse and dispel doubts.