蜜餞中異物之調查

INVESTIGATION OF EXTRANEOUS MATERIALS IN SUGAR PRESERVED FRUIT

蜜餞為我國傳統食品之一，俗稱「鹹酸甜」，由於其酸酸甜甜的特殊風味甚為一般消費大眾所喜愛。但蜜餞一向最為人們詬病的除了添加人工色素、人工甘味劑及防腐劑外，異物之夾雜亦為其衛生安全上的一大問題。鄭等曾於七十三年間「市售食品之動物性異物調查」之報告中，對蜜餞中動物性異物之殘留情形作初步的調查統計，結果發現檢出率高達五○％。因此為進一步調查瞭解蜜餞之衛生現況及推測可能之污染源，乃於民國七十五年八月至七十六年五月間以隨機抽樣方式自全省抽購蜜餞檢體計三五○件，並參考美國A.O.A.C異物檢驗法及依據前報「市售食品之動物性異物調查」之檢驗方法予以檢驗。

Three hundred and fifty sugar preserved fruit samples were collected for the examination of extraneous materials. Insect, insect fragments, larvae, pupa, mites, sand and leaves etc. were isolated from 184 samples. The detection rate was 53%.