105－107年度中部地區市售食品著色劑鑑別結果調查   全文下載

Survey on Coloring Agents of Marketed Foods from 2016 to 2018 in Central Taiwan

本調查自105年1月至107年12月止，共抽驗947件市售食品進行著色劑鑑別之檢驗，使用方法依據公告之「食品中著色劑之檢驗方法」及建議檢驗方法「食品中規定外煤焦色素之檢驗方法」。105－107年的不合率分別為3.8、1.4及1.5％。去除檢調案件的件數後，105－107年度不合格共8件，其中1件糖果被檢出使用Amaranth，此著色劑在中國大陸、日本以及歐盟皆為合法使用之著色劑，但於我國不得使用，另外3件不合格檢體係因違反食用色素的使用範圍，剩下的4件不合格檢體則來自於我國傳統的食品，如麵龜、湯圓以及包子識別用的紅花米，均使用非法著色劑鹽基性桃紅精（Rhodamine B）。傳統食品為節慶時不可或缺的一環，違法使用著色劑對消費者健康影響尤甚，建議相關管理單位應加強輔導這一類製造業者。上述不符規定者，地方衛生機關均已依食品安全衛生管理法處辦。

In order to ensure food safety, a total of 947 marketed foods were sampled from 2016 to 2018, the samples were analyzed based on the “Method of Test for Colors in Foods” promulgated on September 6, 2003 by the Ministry of Health and Welfare and “Separation and Identification of Illegal Coal Tar Dyes in Food” published on August 23, 1991 by the Bureau of Food and Drug Analysis. The results show that the non-compliance rates were 3.8% (12 samples), 1.4% (6 samples), and 1.5% (3 samples) in 2016, 2017 and 2018, respectively. Aside from prosecuted cases, there were 8 non-compliant cases from 2016 to 2018. One was detected to contain Amaranth which is legal in China, Japan and EU but not in Taiwan, three of the non-compliant samples violated the scope of colors using in foods, and the other four samples were found illegal coal tar dye, Rhodamine B. The non-compliant samples which were found Rhodamine B were Chinese traditional foods, such as turtle-shaped cakes, glutinous rice balls and for pork-bao marking. Since Chinese traditional foods are an indispensable part of festival, illegal additives will have particularly strong impact on consumers' health. It is recommended that relevant management authorities should enhance counseling to manufacturers to improve production processes. For the non-compliant businesses, the local governments have enforced the penalties based on the Act Governing Food Safety and Sanitation.