Chinanews client, Beijing, February 9th (Zuo Yukun) Infant food safety affects the hearts of countless people.

The "Notice Regarding the Delisting of Jiabao Brand Infant Rice Noodles" issued by the Maternal and Child Industry Committee of the Chinese Society of Business Economics on February 6 has caused widespread concern and controversy.

Image source: The official account of the Maternal and Child Industry Committee of China Business Economics Association

Nestlé: Reported to relevant national authorities

　　According to the delisting notice of the Maternal and Child Industry Committee of the Chinese Business Economics Association, according to foreign media Reuters and domestic media Xinhua News Agency, the content of toxic and harmful metals in Nestlé’s Gerber products has reached dangerous levels, and long-term consumption may cause infants The brain causes devastating damage.

The association ordered all member units to remove the Jiabao brand infant rice noodles.

　　In response to the notice, on February 8, Nestlé (China) Co., Ltd., the company under the Garbo brand of rice noodles, issued a statement in response, strongly condemning the Maternal and Infant Industry Committee of the China Business Economics Association.

Nestlé (China) Co., Ltd. statement.

　　Nestlé said: “The so-called practice of the Maternal and Child Industry Committee of the China Business Economics Association violates relevant laws and regulations. This organization confuses the public and seriously damages our company’s brand reputation. We express our solemn protest against the organization’s actions. In this case, we The report has been reported to relevant state departments and the right to resort to law is reserved."

　　"In addition, according to the information published on the credit information platform of the National Social Organization of the Ministry of Civil Affairs of the People's Republic of China, the Maternal and Child Industry Committee of the China Business Economics Association does not exist, and the China Business Economics Association is included in the list of severely illegal and untrustworthy." Nestlé said.

　　A search on Chinanews.com found that the statement has been synchronized in the official online sales channels of the Jiabao brand, and an inspection report is attached.

The inspection report showed that samples of Garbo Nutritional Rice Noodles were submitted for inspection on July 17, 2020, and 18 items including iron, lead, and inorganic arsenic were all qualified.

The report was issued by Heilongjiang Provincial Quality Supervision and Inspection Research Institute.

An inspection report of Garbo Nutritional Rice Noodles provided by Nestlé (partial).

Garbo: Food meets safety and quality standards

　　As for whether their own baby rice noodles are eligible?

The WeChat public account "Gerber" also issued a "Statement on the Products and Quality of Gerber in the United States" stating that the domestically produced Gerber products sold in the Chinese market meet China's national food safety standards for complementary foods for infants and young children.

Garbo products produced in the United States are safe and meet all requirements of the US Food and Drug Administration.

　　"All our foods meet our safety and quality standards. These standards are the strictest not only in the United States, but also in the world," said Garbo.

Image source: Gerber official account

　　In response to the public's doubts about the excessive heavy metals in baby rice noodles, the statement stated that, as we mentioned in our response to the US Congress in 2019, the relevant elements involved in the investigation naturally exist in the soil and water where the crop grows.

We have taken a variety of measures to minimize its content, including: prioritizing planting locations based on climate and soil composition: selecting fields that have passed soil testing before planting crops; rotating crops according to the best scientific methods available; Test agricultural products, water and other ingredients.

Maternal and Child Industry Committee of China Business Economics Association: The notice was misunderstood

　　In response to Nestlé’s response, on February 9, the Maternal and Infant Industry Committee of the China Business Economics Association once again claimed that the previously issued notice was misunderstood because it had seen reports on the Internet about the American Gerber rice noodles and issued the notice for security reasons. Notice.

Image source: Official website of Maternal and Child Industry Committee of China Business Economics Association

　　It stated that this is an internal notice, and the notice was issued with good intentions, first of all because of the health and safety of infants and young children, and at the same time, in order to avoid member units’ maternal and child stores selling substandard products from being punished by the Market Supervision Administration.

The notice was spread by people with ulterior motives on the Internet, contrary to the original intention.

　　Regarding Garbo rice noodles, the Chinese market supervision and management department has not issued a delisting notice, and the products are on sale normally.

　　On the 9th, Chinanews discovered that the "Notice on Delisting Jiabao Brand Rice Noodles for Infants" originally issued by the association had been deleted on the official website and WeChat public account.

China Business Economics Association:

"Maternal and Child Industry Committee of China Business Economics Association" is not a related organization of the Association

　　However, as the incident intensified, the identity of the Maternal and Child Industry Committee of the China Business Economics Association has also been questioned.

Ordering to remove products belongs to the authority of the administrative department. What kind of organization is this committee and can ask others to remove products?

Image source: official website of China Business Economics Association

　　The China Business Economics Association stated on the 9th that the "Maternal and Child Industry Committee of the China Business Economics Association" in related reports is not a related organization of the Association and has nothing to do with the Association.

The behavior of the "Maternal and Child Industry Committee of the Chinese Business Economics Association" and the content of its published documents are not approved by the Chinese Business Economics Association.

　　Although the parties involved have their own opinions, the question that consumers are most concerned about online: Does the product have heavy metals exceeding the standard?

This has yet to be heard by the authority.

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