果汁飲料及罐頭水果中亞硫酸及其鹽類使用情形之調查

SURVEY ON THE BLEACHING AGENT OF FRUIT JUICE AND CANNED FRUIT

亞硫酸及其鹽類對食品有漂白、防止氧化和殺菌的功效，長久以來被廣泛地使用於食品工業，根據行政院衛生署公告之漂白劑使用範圍及用量標準，水果罐頭及果汁飲料均為加工食品、規定添加限量以S02殘留計為 0.03g/kg 以下。本調查計劃自民國75年7月至76年6月，於台灣地區各大超級市場及食品百貨店，逢機抽購市售果汁飲料及水果罐頭共計100件，依據衛生署72年10月6日衛署食字第44526號公告方法做檢驗分析。調查結果見表一，在100件檢體中有七件檢出亞硫酸及鹽類，含量為0.004-0.07g/kg，其中二件超出規定標準之限量。國產水果罐頭31件檢出3件，其中1件不合規定，不合格率3.2%；國產果汁7件均未檢出；進口果汁49件，檢出二件均在限量內；進口水果罐頭13件檢出2件，其中1件不合規定，不合格率7.7%。

100 Samples of fruit juice and canned fruit had randomly purchased from the supermarkets and food groceries in Taiwan area from July 1986 to June 1987. The sulfite and its salts were analyzed according to the published analytical method of Department of Health. The result showed that 7 samples was detected positively. The detected range of sulfite content was arroud 0.004-0.07g/kg. The violated rate of rative canned fruit was 3.2% (1/31). 7.7% (1/13) of imported canned fruit was agaist the limited content, 0.03g/kg sulfur dioxide residue for processed food.