This steaming mat has become the new favorite of Ficus buns; experts say that the silicone is divided into industrial and food, the former is toxic

    Silicone steaming pad looks like plastic

    N Trainee reporter Zheng Liang Text / Photo

    Haidu News On August 14, "Focus Interview" revealed that steamed bread shops in many counties in Henan Province used woven bags and plastic films to make cage cloth, and one cage cloth was not changed for one or two years.

    Yesterday, Chen Yimu, a citizen of Fuzhou, called this newspaper's hotline 968111 and reported that Wangbi bun shop was suspected of steaming buns with plastic cloth, which made her very worried. The reporter found that this "plastic cloth" was a silicone steaming pad.

    Experts say that silicone is divided into industrial and food, and the appearance is not easy to distinguish. Therefore, citizens should pay attention to whether the steaming pad meets the relevant standards when buying.

    "Cages are like plastic, which is terrible"

    Yesterday, Chen Yimu told reporters that the cage cloth used by Wangbi Bunzi in Beidalu is not a traditional cotton white gauze and looks like plastic cloth. "Focus Interview" said that using plastic cloth as cage cloth is toxic. too terrifying".

    Chen Yimu, who is over seventy years old, is a good pasta chef. She told reporters that steaming buns and steamed buns with gauze is easy to stick, so the buns are not “selling”. "I want to buy ready-made products at an old age, and it seems I have to do it myself." Chen Yimu said, shaking his head.

    Many buns shop with silicone steaming pads

    The reporter came to the bun shop that Chen Yim said, and found out that a dark yellow, small hole-shaped cage cloth was used in the steamer, and it really looked like plastic cloth. The owner said that the material of the cage cloth is silicone, and this kind of cage cloth can be used without brushing oil, and the bottom of the steamed bun will not become hard.

    The reporter visited a number of bun bun shops in Gulou District, Taijiang District, and Jin'an District, and found that the two major bun bun shops in Wangbi and Zhenwei are using silicone steaming pads, and many small bun shops are also in use, just in color and holes. Of different sizes.

    "All stores use food-grade silicone steaming pads uniformly distributed by the head office." Manager Shen of the marketing department of Wangbi Foods Co., Ltd. said that if there is any "wangbi" on the market that uses steamed steamed buns, they are all branded. "Copycat shop". And Lin Hong, deputy general manager of Zhenwei Foods, also told reporters that after the birth of the "silicone steaming pad", their stores were also using it.

    Why do businesses love to use

    Lin Hong said: "Silicone steaming pads are much more expensive than gauze. Generally, more than 30 yuan are used in large steamers." So, what are the benefits of using silicone steaming pads?

    "Steaming buns with gauze is easy to 'break the phase.' Sometimes when the cage is opened, the bottom collapses." Manager Shen introduced that after steaming the buns, the gauze is difficult to clean and easy to breed bacteria, and the silicone steaming pad is very easy to clean.

    In addition to maintaining the appearance and hygiene of the buns, Lin Hong told reporters that the silicone steaming pad is also very durable. "Generally, the steaming pad can be used for three months, and the gauze must be changed several times."

    Is the silicone steaming pad safe?

    In daily life, the "photo rate" of silicone is not low. The collars in the lid of the pressure cooker and the baby's pacifier are made of silicone.

    Qiu Bin, a professor at the School of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering of Fuzhou University, said that silica gel is divided into industrial and food, and it is difficult to distinguish from the appearance. Due to different purity, the heavy metal content and microbial content of industrial silica gel are much higher than that of food silica gel. If steamed steamed buns are used for a long time, it will cause certain harm to the human body.

    The reporter found that the price of silicone steaming pads on the Internet varies, and the same steaming pads with a diameter of 50cm range in price from 2.8 to 39 yuan. At present, the inspection is mainly based on the "Sanitary Standards for Food Rubber Products" issued by the Ministry of Health, and citizens should pay attention to whether the product has a relevant inspection report when purchasing.