A sweet taste Asba sweet or
Message of "carcinogen"
Giant waves in the beverage industry
Do you like to drink sugar -free drinks?
We are familiar with "zero -degree cola" and other beverages
The reason why sugar -free can also have a sweet taste
It’s because of the sweetness of Asba
Asba is also one of the most commonly used sweeteners now
Last night (June 29)
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On the hot search list
On June 29, Reuters quoted two people familiar with the matter that Asba would be officially listed by the International Cancer Research Agency (IARC) under the World Health Organization (WHO) in July as "PossiBly"The material of carcinogenic to humans.
The report also said that the above conclusion was made by IARC after the meeting of external experts in early June. The meeting mainly evaluated which substances were harmful to the human body based on all published research evidence.The Food Organization/WHO Food Additives Joint Expert Committee (JECFA) is also reviewing the use of Asba’s sweetness and will announce the results of the investigation in July.
The International Beverage Association is misleading
In response to the above -mentioned media reports, on June 29, the International Beverage Association Committee (ICBA) issued a response on the official website, saying that the public health authority should be alert to this view, because it contradicts the high -quality scientific evidence for decades.The conclusions obtained by scientific research may mislead the majority of consumers and look forward to the more extensive and comprehensive food safety review of Asba.
Domestic brands are urgently clarified
Asaba may be classified as a carcinogen. On the evening of June 29, the official Weibo of Vibration Forest released news that the entire product of the vitality forest does not contain Asba sweet.According to the China Securities Journal, the person in charge of the vitality forest said that the ingredients of the vitality forest are cleaner, the vitality forest 0 sugar 0 card 0 card 0 cards are sweet, and the entire line of products does not contain Asba sweet.The person in charge of Naixue’s tea said that in November 2022, Naixue’s tea has announced that all products use upgraded natural sugar "Luo Han fruit candy".
Who is IARC?Why a message makes the industry so nervous?
IARC is an institution of the World Health Organization. The official website shows that the agency is interdisciplinary and brings together the ability of epidemiology, laboratory science and biological statistics to determine the cause of cancer. Therefore, preventive measures can be taken to reduce diseases.Cardiac and related pain.
According to public information, IARC generally is divided into 5 types of carcinogenicity: Class 1 (confirmation of carcinogenicity), class 2A (likely carcinogenicity), 2B category (may be carcinogenic), Class 3Category 4 (basically no carcinogenic effect).If the above foreign media reports are true, then Asba is listed as a "2B" carcinogen.
IARC’s information itself is not compulsory, but its views may indirectly affect the decision -making of the regulatory authorities, so it has also attracted the attention of the industry. Previously, the meat product industry has attracted the influence of the IARC point of view.
On October 26, 2015, IARC released a report that the familiar processing meat products such as sausages, ham, and bacon were listed as "carcinogens", and red meat such as fresh beef and mutton was listed as "more likely carcinogens".At that time, affected by this news, the stock price of pig slaughtering and meat products related to meat products fell to varying degrees.
What is Asba sweet?Which drinks have been added?
Asba’s sweetness is an artificial high -power sweetener, and its sweetness is 200 times that of sucrose. In the case of reaching the same sweetness, using sweet flavors such as Asba can save costs.
The reporter sorted out 41 drinks involving the concepts of "sugar -free" and "low sugar" through offline merchant super and e -commerce platforms, covering carbonated drinks, bubbles, tea beverages and other drinks common on the market.
Most of the beverages that claim to "sugar -free" and "low sugar" do not actually use Asba sweet. Only some products are marked with Asba sweet, including Coca -Cola Zero, Coca -Cola Fiber+, Sprite Fiber+, Fanta Zero Card, Pepsi ColaZero -degree, Pepsi Light Coca -Cola.The company behind the above products is the global beverage giant Coca -Cola and Pepsi.
As of press time, Coca -Cola, Pepsi and other beverage giants have not yet expressed their views on the news of Asba’s possible carcinogenic.
In addition to the above beverages, other foods also use Asba sweet as sweetener, such as green arrow cubic cubic sugar -free gum.
Asba’s sweet health controversy has a long history
Can I still drink related drinks?
"(Said that Asba’s sweetness may be carcinogenic) is still surprising." Gu Zhong, a director of the Beijing Nutrition Association and a master’s degree in public health from Tsinghua University, has always said that Asba Tiantian has always been controversial.Some of the controversy in the toxicity. In 2005, there was an animal experiment that the sweetness of Asba, which was very high, may lead to lymphoma and leukemia in rats."So I personally don’t worry about it carcinogenic."
Gu Zhongyi believes that even if the ultimate authoritative agency officially announces that Asba is a substance that may be carcinogenic, it does not mean that this sweetener cannot be used normally. "This is toxic in the general sense."This concept".In addition, there are currently many sweet flavors that can be replaced. In addition, the sweetness of Asba is 200 times the sweetness of sucrose. There are not many sweets in many large enterprises products.Less.
It is worth noting that the insiders quoted in Reuters did not disclose that Asba’s sweetness has the possibility of carcinogenesis, that is, how much dose of normal people take to risk carcinogenic risk.
Another practitioner in the nutritional field also told reporters that even if the sweetness of Asba may cause cancer, it is likely that it will not have much impact on the eating habits of ordinary people.The risk of carcinogenicity, such as betel nut and oral cancer, alcohol and liver cancer, but people are not completely away from betel nut or alcohol, and related industries have always developed and developed.
"Even the International Cancer Research Agency (IARC) also acknowledged that it was not an authoritative institution based on the actual consumption situation, and it did not put forward health suggestions’." Kate Loatman, Executive Director of ICBA."We are still confident in the sweetness of Asba, because there are overwhelming scientific evidence and the positive security decisions made by the food safety authorities in more than 90 countries around the world. Therefore, we welcome the WHO and the United Nations food and agriculture.Organize the wider and more comprehensive food safety censorship of the Food Additives Joint Expert Committee (JECFA). "
Sweetter rivers and lakes are frequent
Beware of long -term health risks
Although most sugar -free drinks do not use Asba sweet, except for some tea drinks, most of the drinks that claim "sugar -free" contain at least 2 kinds of sweeteners.In the 13 ingredients in the ingredient table, 5 kinds of sweeteners are used. These sweeteners types include glycol alcohol, trichlorotose, Ayisi, and lignol.
It is worth noting that the so -called "sugar -free drink" is not absolutely 0 sugar.According to the "Food Safety National Standard Pre-packaging Food Nutrition Tag" (GB 28050-2011), the content of sugar in food ≤0.5g/100g or 100ml can be marked as "sugar-free food".
In addition, whether it is Asba sweet or other sweeteners, the health risks behind it are controversial.Professor Yi Ming, chief physician of the Department of Endocrinology, General Medical Center of the General Hospital of the People’s Liberation Army, told reporters that in the long run, most of the potential risks of sugar -free drinks are based on the premise of long -term drinking.The current research is also based on the conclusions of the annual. "Occasionally, drinking once, the blood sugar has not changed, which does not mean that there is no risk for a long time.
Gu Zhongyi also told reporters that from the perspective of health, various sugary drinks and various sweeteners drinks, can not drink as much as possible, drink boiled water is the healthiest or drink coffee, tea, ordinary soda, etc.It is a better choice.
Many netizens have already begun to be nervous
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@IcomTys: Immediately put down the sugar -free cola in my hand.
@Hellen wants to teach books and educate people: What else can you eat?What to drink?
@我 某: I will only eat sugar -containing cola!
@: My family has diabetes, and I have always said that they should not eat Asba sweetness.
But there are many netizens
Don’t take it for this news
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@ @: Alcohol too, I don’t drink it anyway, what are you afraid of.
@Homederr: Do not eat everything, don’t eat everything.
@啦 啦 雄 雄: Put aside dosage and toxicity?
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Source: Shangguan News
