Is the artisanal food in the circle of friends really safe?

I don't think it's very safe, people should choose carefully.

Artisanal food is all the rage in the WeChat circle of friends

"Dear friends, duck legs, duck necks and duck heads are coming out of the pot right now, and if you want to eat them, you'll want to buy them as soon as possible." Yesterday morning, in a WeChat food group buying group, the group owner will just make cooked duck meat photo upload. Through the photo of the dense heat, as if they have smelled the aroma of duck meat.

Photos just sent not long, food group exploded pot: "I want duck neck and legs", "I want some gizzards"......

< p>Like this food group buying group, basically every "foodie" cell phone will exist some. With the boom of online shopping and the rise of new media communication means such as microblogging, WeChat and Jitterbug, homemade artisanal food is getting more and more attention. Many micro-merchants have also seized the opportunity to sell homemade food in the circle of friends on WeChat under the banner of pure natural and additive-free, there are those who make mooncakes, those who make yogurt, and those who make all kinds of jams, wines, enzymes, etc. by themselves, and many of the homemade food is even more expensive, but there is still no lack of buyers.

Some people are worried about the safety of handmade food.

While group purchases of these handmade foods through WeChat can greatly satisfy some people's need for food, can these foods really be eaten without fear, and are there really no additives used in the production process?

"I think handmade food is definitely safer than factory-made ones, because these people pay more attention to the quality of life and care about customers' comments, so I will buy them." Ms. Liu, a member of the public, voiced her opinion.

"I've added a lot of WeChat groups that make cakes, and when the 'group owner' is publicizing it, she says it's especially good that she refuses to use animal oils and doesn't add any food additives and so on, but if she really doesn't use any food additives, can she make such a delicious cake? Even if there is no additives, since she can make this flavor, others can also ah." Speaking of "private production" food safety, Ms. Zheng said skeptically, "I feel that the food purchased through the WeChat platform, and in the physical store to buy almost, but in the WeChat purchase of a certain amount of money, you will enjoy the treatment of door-to-door delivery, which is one of the reasons why I like to buy handmade food. "

Since there are two sides to handmade food, how should the public treat it properly?

To this question, the City Food and Drug Administration Food Circulation Section of the relevant person in charge, said that although the handmade food fancy, some can also be delivered to the door, but because the food is made in the individual home to complete the whole process can not be implemented to supervise, so can not guarantee that the food is safe to eat.

If there is no business qualification and the food is not pre-packaged food, it is not allowed to sell on WeChat and other platforms, which is clearly stipulated in the national law. Moreover, from the perspective of food distribution safety, the production and processing of handmade food, management and other processes are regulatory gaps, so consumers are not recommended to make purchases.

In addition, the WeChat circle is a private space, law enforcement agencies are difficult to regulate, so the relevant departments call on consumers not to buy these foods, and to consciously boycott this kind of food.