Recently, an article titled "Six Big Offenses of Mengniu and Yili in the Deep, the Media Dare to Say, Then Let Me Come" triggered a heated discussion, which made domestic milk once again stand on the public opinion, triggering consumers' quality of domestic milk. And security doubts and panic.
The quality of domestic milk can be assured
Is domestic milk safe? Can domestic milk be consumed with confidence? The answer is of course yes.
First of all, can domestic milk be consumed with confidence? The core problem is that quality and safety can't pass.
Since 2009, the Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Affairs has been sampling dairy products across the country. As of 2018, a total of 220,000 batches of fresh milk samples have been sampled, and a quality and safety database with 2.2 million data has been established.
Sampling results show that the passing rate of raw milk sampling in China has remained above 99.7% for many consecutive years, reaching 99.9% in 2018, and the passing rate of melamine and other prohibited additives has remained at 100% for many years.
Secondly, the nutrition of milk is largely related to the protein in it. The higher the protein content, the higher the nutritional value of milk.
The data shows that from 2013 to 2018, the average value of milk protein in raw milk samples in China has basically increased year by year, reaching 3.25g/100g in 2018, which is 16% higher than the national standard. At present, the more common domestic milk on the market has a protein content of 3.2 grams per 100 grams of milk, and some products even reach 3.8 grams and 4.0 grams.
Third, let's look at health indicators. The total number of colonies and the number of somatic cells are the two most common indicators used to measure the quality and safety of fresh milk in the world. The former reflects the health of dairy farming and milk, and the latter reflects the health of dairy cows, the incidence of mastitis and milk The condition of quality.
The data shows that the average value of the monitoring data of the total number of fresh milk colonies in the country in 2018 was 295,000 CFU/ml, which was much lower than the national standard of 2 million CFU/ml.
In 2018, the average value of somatic cell number monitoring data for fresh dairy products nationwide was 340,400 cells/ml, which was significantly lower than the standards of 750,000 cells/ml in the United States and 400,000 cells/ml in the EU.
Several sets of data reflect the quality of domestic milk from multiple angles. It can be said that the quality and safety of fresh milk in my country is currently at the best level in history, which is in a leading position in the entire food field.
Standard setting respecting the law of objective development
The controversy about the national standards of the dairy industry began in 2010. At that time, the Dairy Safety Standards Coordination Group composed of the former Ministry of Health, Ministry of Agriculture, National Standards Committee and other relevant industry associations completed the dairy industry national standard after one year, which was reviewed and approved by the National Food Safety Standards Review Committee in 2010. Officially announced this month.
According to this standard, the minimum protein content of raw milk is 2.8g/100g, and the total number of raw milk colonies shall not exceed 2 million CFU/ml. These two standards were 2.95g/100g, 4 million CFU/ml in the raw milk purchase standard issued by the former Ministry of Agriculture in China in 1986, 3.1g/100g, 100,000 CFU/ml in the United States, and 3.3g/ in the EU 100g, 100,000 CFU/ml. The vertical and horizontal gap between the two data has made the 2010 national standard for dairy industry quite controversial for many years, and has also become one of the entry points for the aforementioned so-called "deep text" to attack domestic milk.
So, why should the national standard for dairy industry be reduced in 2010? The data can support the situation of raw milk in my country at that time. According to the survey by the agricultural department, the protein content of raw milk in China was between 2.8% and 3.2%, with an average value of 2.95%. However, the protein content of raw milk was affected by many factors such as dairy cow breeds, feed, feeding management, lactation period, climate, etc. For example, during the three-month lactation period from late May to late August, a considerable portion of milk protein content is below the average of 2.95%.
In response to this, the original Ministry of Health held a press conference on July 13, 2010. Chen Junshi, an academician of the Chinese Academy of Engineering, said at the press conference that the standard protein content of raw milk will not affect the protein in liquid milk and milk powder consumed by consumers. The content, "the current liquid milk and milk powder protein content is the same as the previous standard requirements, and there is no regression." Chen Junshi emphasized that the national standard is the "minimum" standard.
The original Ministry of Health also stated in a written statement that the indicators of total protein and colonies in the standard are based on various considerations and are in line with the actual production of raw milk in my country, which can help the stable development of my country's dairy industry.
In fact, the so-called 2010 national dairy industry standard reversing history is also untenable. Compared with the 10 testing indicators stipulated in the raw milk purchase standard in 1986, the 2010 national standard for raw milk required 72 testing standards. It included 7 pesticide residue indicators and 49 veterinary drug residue indicators. Not in the previous standard.
But as Chen Junshi said, the national standard is the "minimum" standard and the entry barrier. In fact, many domestic dairy companies have consciously formulated higher and stricter standards than the national standard. Therefore, we have only seen The reliable quality of today's domestic milk.
As for whether the 2010 dairy industry standard was kidnapped by large enterprises, as early as 2011, the country provided relevant answers to the formulation of dairy standards. The introduction of food safety standards requires experience in project establishment, project planning, drafting, preliminary review, public consultation, In the process of review and approval, and in order to ensure the neutrality and fairness of the standard setting, the review committee is strictly required to “not be allowed to work part-time in food production and operation units or engage in work that conflicts with the review work”, and dairy standards will not be about.
Dairy industry national standard also needs to be updated
At present, the development of my country's dairy industry is in a critical period of transformation from quantitative growth to quality and efficiency. With the development of nearly 10 years, the national standard of dairy industry in 2010 has to some extent no longer conformed to the current status of my country's dairy industry.
What is worth looking forward to is that the task of preparing and revising the national food safety standards for raw milk is already underway. In February 2018, relevant units announced the discussion drafts of the four national food safety standards for raw milk, pasteurized milk, sterilized milk and reconstituted milk identification standards. Among them, in the discussion draft about the new standard of "raw milk", the limit value of somatic cell index and other contents have also been added.
In June 2018, the General Office of the State Council issued the "Opinions of the General Office of the State Council on Promoting the Revitalization of the Milk Industry to Guarantee the Quality and Safety of Milk", which specifically mentioned: "Developing liquid milk processing technology standards and regulating processing behaviors. Developed and released recovery milk testing methods, etc. National Food Safety Standard. Supervise and guide enterprises to produce in accordance with standards" and so on.
Editor's note: At present, self-media provides writers with an unprecedented free stage and ultra-low threshold. But no matter what kind of platform, it should not become a stage for dissemination of false information or even rumors, no matter what style of language should not become a lie.
"Deep stealing Mengniu and Yili's six major crimes, the media dare not say, then let me say" (the author has deleted this article) with "impacting six crimes" and other impactful titles to attract attention, on the one hand, consumers The suspicions and panic of domestic milk quality and safety, on the other hand, have weakened the people's confidence in domestic milk, which has a great negative impact on the development of China's dairy industry.
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