Comments: children can not live without food safety standards 
 
 
The 2015-05-21 13:28:08 | source: China youth daily 

    Recently, some food producers to attract eyeballs, play the "children's food" or mark the wording "children", but the pair recently pointed out that at present our country is about the concept of "children's food" and related food standards. Pair made clear that some "high sugar, high heat, high sodium" or contain some leisure food seasoning, additives and so on, is not suitable for as a child snacks long-term consumption. (on May 20, the Beijing times) 

    In recent years, many food businesses to make money without the bottom line, at "children" brand, in many kind of food on the word "children" and hype, sell. Parents can easily be "children's" words such as the "babies" fool, at no cost to snap up. These so-called "children's food" contains "four more" - more additives, polysaccharide, salt, oil, brings health risks to children. For example, the so-called children's drinks, is added to attract more children of pigment and some herbs, sugar. The children's food for children's health not only useless, harmful. 
 
    At present our country has not yet been introduced specifically for children's food standards, only have a plenty of the 0-36 months infant formula food, consisting of food safety standards. Some scholars study shows that at present our country's infant formula food safety standards are almost consistent with the eu standards. In infants (0 ~ 6 months) formula, difference is small, close to most of the indicators. But for larger infant formula (6 ~ 36 months), clear difference with the eu standard, index requirements of our country is relatively loose, but the eu is used for infants (0 ~ 6 months) the requirement of formula model, has made the specific stipulation to the index of the upper and lower. 
 
    For young children less than 3 years, our country has not specialized children's food safety standards, no clear definition of "children's food". Studies have found that in terms of daily food consumption, consumption of children than parents 2 ~ 3 times higher than that of the average consumption. In terms of food additives, children 10 varieties in the daily intake of food additives, most has more than 50 a day. Countries in developing food additives standard, is a 60 kg adult for standard, in between the group of children, infants and young children and adults did not allow the specific standard of intake of additive, its content without considering safety factors of children's body. 
 
    And in terms of children's food label, national institute of standards and regulations is also very few, currently only jelly has a standard label to mark products edible safety warning. 
 
    Notable is, the body of children is not yet mature, comfort ability is poor, if in accordance with the standards of adult intake additives, no doubt to children's health at risk. Provide children with food, therefore, no matter on the safety and nutritional, should have more strict standards. Relevant departments for children's food formulation and implementation of strict laws and regulations and standards, constantly improve the technological content of the national standards, industry standards, practical value and personality characteristics, fully meet the industry development, market system and social needs of the masses. At the same time, guide and encourage industry enterprise production and research and development more suitable for the safety of the children to eat, a balanced food. It is imperative that, in view of three years old but young children often eat food, to develop more rigorous safety standards, require manufacturers in the production of "normal" to launch the "green children's version of" at the same time, for children and their parents choose. "Green children's version of" food additive species that can be used should be less, and allows you to add limit should be lower. 
 
    Countries should also be a regulation as soon as possible, requirements in real consumption of leisure food or drinks are suitable for children with eye-catching logos, in product packaging or clearly write composition and annotation of ingredients, clear labeling food nutrients and energy, etc., to help people make the right choice.