New moon cakes have excessive packaging risk of being recalled

In December last year, the new version of GB/T19855-2015 "Mooncake" issued by the AQSIQ and the Chinese National Standardization Administration was implemented. Therefore, this year is also the first Mid-Autumn Festival after the introduction of the new standard. In the new standard, "Five kernels moon cake" has defined five kinds of nuts. In addition, in the standard, the lotus seed content of lotus root cakes and the fruit content of fruit moon cakes have been explicitly requested.

Mooncake pie features six new categories

     The reporter found that the 2015 Mooncake Standard made a more detailed breakdown of the category of mooncakes. The classification of processing technology was changed from "baked moon cakes, cooked powder moon cakes and other moon cakes" to "hot processing and cold processing." The group's characteristic classifications include six categories: “Tide-style moon cakes”, “Yong-style moon cakes”, “Jin-style moon cakes”, “Joan-style moon cakes”, “Desktop moon cakes” and “Ha-moon moon cakes”.

     In addition, the requirements for moon cakes named in the new standard are more refined. For example, the content of lotus seeds in lotus root fillings of lotus root cakes should not be less than 60%; the lotus seed content of 100% can be called pure lotus root; The content of chestnut in the filling of mooncakes shall not be less than 60%; the amount of fruit and its products in fillings of fruit-like mooncakes shall not be less than 25%. As for the "five mooncakes" in the end should have what nuts? The new regulations make it clear that the use of walnut kernels, almonds, olive kernels, melon seeds, sesame seeds and five major raw materials processed into the moon cake filling can be called "five moon cakes."

Health-related moon cakes are false propaganda

     The National Food Quality Inspection Center recently released this year's moon cake quality inspection report showing that 106 types of 109 moon cakes produced by 105 companies are qualified, with a pass rate of 97.2%. “The price of moon cakes has become more popular this year.” The survey found that the percentage of Beijing-style moon cakes, moon cakes, moon cakes, and moon cakes that are traditionally innovative will continue to rise; traditional Wuren, Baiguo, bean paste, jujube, lotus paste, etc. Will occupy the protagonist. The low-priced popular moon cakes will dominate the market, and most gift boxes will be priced between RMB 80 and RMB 200.

Chen Shaozhou, deputy director of the Food Surveillance Third Division of the State Food and Drug Administration, also reminded that mooncake health food is a false propaganda and the National Food and Drug Administration has never approved health-care moon cakes.

Moon cake overpack will face the risk of recall

     In previous random inspections, companies were often exposed to the problem of over-packaging moon cakes, and over-packing of moon cakes may be removed. “Exceeding the appropriate packaging functional requirements, the packaging whose packaging voidage, packaging layer number, and packaging cost exceeds the necessary level is excessive packaging.” According to the relevant regulations, the number of moon cake packaging layers is generally less than 3 layers, and the packaging void ratio shall not be greater than 60%. Of these, as long as more than one item is over-packaged. Over-packed moon cakes may face a situation of recall and delisting.

Moon cake "100% made in Hong Kong"?

Site address to distinguish

     Near the Mid-Autumn Festival, the mooncake market has sprung up. Moon cake brands in Hong Kong and Macau are very popular. The propaganda words of Meixin and Hong Kong's glory are more emphasis on “100% made in Hong Kong”, which makes many food brands consider these brands the best choice. However, people did not pay much attention. Since last year, the National Quarantine and Inspection Bureau stipulated that moon cakes containing egg yolk and meat materials may transmit bird flu and foot-and-mouth disease. It is strictly prohibited to carry or mail moon cakes.

     So what are these Hong Kong brands on the mainland market? It is understood that these moon cakes in Hong Kong have long been set up in the Mainland to produce in factories in the Mainland. Experts disclosed that “one hundred percent made in Hong Kong” must be carefully observed to distinguish between what is produced in the Mainland and what is locally produced in Hong Kong. The address and name of the factory marked on the moon cake box. The 88-year-old "Audrey Yingji Bakery" in Macau told reporters that although it won the national mooncake gold award in the mooncake competitions held in Shanghai in 2015 and 2016, it has not yet set up a factory in the mainland, so currently only For sale in Macau and Hong Kong markets, if mainland tourists bring Hong Kong and Macao moon cakes from Hong Kong and Macau, it is best to attach receipts to prove their own use. The “Apricot Bakery in Macau” stated that although there are “prohibition orders”, it is not easy for mainland China to buy moon cakes from Hong Kong and Macau. However, the merchants did not raise prices due to the situation, and there is a 40% discount on the limited dates in Hong Kong and Macau. Buy moon cake cost-effective is good.