人造奶油危害堪比殺蟲劑

The hydrogenated oil widely used in food industry is as dangerous as DDT. The trans-fatty acids contained in hydrogenated oil pose a severe threat to health that has led many Western countries to ban its use, but its production and use are still rather common in China.

據(jù)中央電視臺報道，廣泛用于食品行業(yè)的氫化油其危害性堪比殺蟲劑滴滴涕。由于氫化油中的反式脂肪酸嚴重威脅人類健康，很多西方國家已經(jīng)對其封殺，而氫化油的生產(chǎn)和使用在我國依然十分普遍。有研究顯示，國內市場的奶酪﹑人造奶油﹑蛋糕﹑餅干等食物中的反式脂肪酸的含量已經(jīng)超過了5%。

多地將設營養(yǎng)咨詢部門

新華社消息，為了加強食物質量安全和營養(yǎng)改善工作，中國各地正在陸續(xù)成立省級食物與營養(yǎng)咨詢部門。繼天津市和山西省之后，今年四月，黑龍江省食物與營養(yǎng)咨詢指導委員會正式成立，并于上周召開了第一次全體會議。四川、遼寧等六省份也正在準備成立省級食物與營養(yǎng)咨詢指導委員會。國家食物與營養(yǎng)咨詢委員會主任萬寶瑞說：“隨著人民生活水平提高，食物生產(chǎn)不適應營養(yǎng)需求、居民營養(yǎng)不足與營養(yǎng)過剩等新問題亟待解決，對食物發(fā)展與營養(yǎng)改善進行咨詢指導勢在必行。”

投影儀成學生“視力殺手”

據(jù)《揚子晚報》報道，教室內不當使用投影儀會損害學生視力。如果教室內光線太強，學生無法看清幻燈片；如果光線太暗，學生記筆記時又會遇到問題。中國電子商會的一項報告顯示，在老師使用投影儀授課時，大多數(shù)坐在教室后三排的學生無法看清幻燈片。

Margarine as dangerous as pesticide

The hydrogenated oil widely used in food industry is as dangerous as DDT (dichloro-diphenyl-trichloroethane), CCTV reports. The trans-fatty acids contained in hydrogenated oil pose a severe threat to health that has led many Western countries to ban its use, but its production and use are still rather common in China. A survey has found that the trans-fatty acids content in cheese, margarine, cakes and biscuits in the Chinese market exceed 5 percent.

China creates nutrition departments

Provincial governments across China are beginning to set up food and nutrition departments in an effort to strengthen food safety and raise nutrition levels, Xinhua reports. Heilongjiang Province's food and nutrition inquiry committee held its first plenary session last week, after its establishment in April following Tianjin and Shanxi Province.

Six provinces, including Sichuan and Liaoning, are now preparing to set up their own food and nutrition departments. "New problems arise when people's living standards improve," said Wan Baorui, director of the National Food and Nutrition Department. "Food production cannot meet nutrition standards. Some people suffer from malnutrition and some from over-nutrition. It is imperative to guide food development and nutrition improvement."

Projectors damage eyesight

Improper use of projectors in the classroom can damage students' eyesight, Yangtze Evening Post reports. If the light in classroom is too strong, students cannot see the slides clearly, but if the light is too dim, they have trouble taking notes. A report from China Electronic Chamber of Commerce suggests that most of the students sitting in the last three rows cannot see the slides clearly when teachers use projectors.

(China.org.cn November 11, 2010)