As the weather turns hot, bottled beverages are selling hot. Some beautiful plastic bottles or some hard plastic bottles are often reused by consumers, such as water or oil. However, such seemingly "reusing more environmentally friendly" behavior may actually make you fall into a trap of health.
Food experts point out that people think that they attach great importance to food safety, but often overlook the importance of various food plastic packaging. How to identify these plastic beverage bottles, water bottles, oil bottles and other materials and quality? The key is the recyclable triangular sign that consists of three arrows at the bottom of the bottle, and any number between 1 and 7 in the triangle. However, in recent investigations in the market, it was discovered that neither the promoters nor the consumers knew about this small triangle; some well-known food brands did not even label the logo at all, and even some brands had different flavors of the same type of product logo. Treat them separately.
Survey: Supermarket promoters ask three questions
Careful citizens can easily find that there are three arrows at the bottom of individual beverage bottles, indicating that they can be recycled and recycled. The three arrows enclose a triangle with numbers 1-7. Each number represents a chemical material. It is through the nature of the material to understand how the plastic bottle is reused. “What do you mean by the icon and number at the bottom of the plastic bottle?†In the past few days, when many supermarkets were visited by many supermarkets, supermarkets, and China Resources Vanguard supermarkets, the sales staff of the supermarket shook his head and said it was unclear. At the Lotus Lotus Sanyuanli shop, I took a bottle of ice jasmine tea and asked the promoters. The promoter looked at the logo for half a minute and then said: I don't know what the icon is, but this is a new taste. Can try it. After interviewing 10 consumers at the scene, 8 respondents said they didn’t know why. Only two consumers recognized this as a recyclable sign. However, the two stated that they did not understand the meaning of the numbers inside. clear.
Big business logos are also messy
On the one hand, the awareness of end consumers is weak, and on the other hand, the level of attention paid by merchants is also uneven. Visiting the Lotus Sanyuanli Store of Discovery: The drinking water standard is the most standardized, including various brands of drinking water such as Cestbon, Nongfu Spring, Watsons, Master Kong, Uniform, and Yakult. All of them have the “1†mark on the bottom of the bottle. . The labeling of the edible oil industry is also relatively standardized, including the labeling of major edible oil brands such as Arowana, Luhua, Daoqi and Yingying. In terms of tea beverages, half of the products are not labeled, such as Master Tea beverages. As for carbonated drinks, whether it is Coca-Cola or Pepsi's Sprite, Merino, eye-catching series of sub-brands, the plastic bottle bottom no triangular figure icon, the bottom of the plastic bottle without any mark, means that consumers can not understand the plastic bottle material, Repeated or improper use is likely to affect health.
It was also found that if there is a beverage brand with the same series of different flavors, it will be treated differently. For example, when the bottle of Gatorade with lemon flavor produced on October 14, 2009 was marked with a “1†mark, its blueberry flavor and ice orange taste produced in 2010 will not be recycled. The identity of the use. There are also some of the same brand of condiment brands, such as Haitian 800 milliliters of Wei-Qing Sheng pumping without the standard, but its silver standard pumping is marked.
At the same time, it has also been found that the logo on the bottom of some beverages, especially coloured ones, is very vague. If one does not look closely, the figures at the bottom of the bottle cannot be seen at all.
Cause: The lack of standards leads to market confusion
It is understood that plastic recycling marks Europe, the United States, Japan and other countries all plastics production enterprises are classified according to ISO11469 international standards for plastic products, plastic products that fail to meet the standard is not allowed to enter the market.
As early as in 1996, China introduced the "Recycling Marks for Plastic Packaging Products" (GB/T16288-1966). Some regular big brand companies have recently begun to mark recycling marks in order to facilitate the recycling of plastic products. However, because the current recycling mark for plastic products is non-mandatory, many manufacturers do not label beverage bottle materials.
Mr. Luo, who is responsible for plastic products from Dongguan Keqi, stated that in accordance with international practice and common practice in the industry, as a manufacturer, it is necessary to mark materials on plastic products. If a PET bucket is marked with a PC, this This practice is illegal.
The plastic sign is mainly for easy recycling. If consumers carefully read the label, they can use this label to know what material the plastic product is made of and what the environment should be used for, but in fact, about this The propaganda of the logo, whether it is the government department or the enterprise, is insufficient in its input, making the consumer's understanding of this approach almost blank.
Hidden Trouble: Citizens Blindly Reuse
At present, the most widely used plastic packaging for the food industry is a plastic bottle labeled 1, and the plastic packaging for drinking water, beverages, condiments, edible oil, etc. is based on this. For different types of food, these plastic bottles are different in terms of their hardness and hardness. For example, plastic bottles for drinking water are generally softer, and some functional beverages are relatively hard. The same material is used for PET, but the bottle is not easy to make it easy for many consumers to "catch."
However, experts generally believe that qualified beverage bottles and mineral water bottles are required to be made of food-grade plastic, that is, PET bottles. These food grade PET bottles cannot withstand high temperatures and need to be used at low temperatures. It is generally safe to use them below 70 degrees Celsius. In addition, these plastic bottles are used once, and the state stipulates that enterprises cannot recycle and use them repeatedly. At the same time, some experts have suggested that it is difficult to clean plastic bottles, and repeated use will produce a large number of bacteria.
In other words, people have always thought that the idea of ​​reusing more environmentally friendly products may actually pose a hidden danger to physical health. Therefore, it is necessary for each consumer to see clearly the number marked in the bottom triangle of the plastic bottle, and then use it carefully and rationally in the knowledge of its material properties.
Suggestion: It is best to use PP material
It is understood that the catering industry has also begun to implement the use of food-grade takeout and packaging materials. For example, many restaurants provide PP-grade plastic boxes for diners to pack, but they usually charge a fee of 50,000 RMB - 1 RMB per person. Many consumers would rather choose a cheap bubble lunch box when they hear the charge. Spend this money. The person concerned of Hongwei plastic products expressed that the cost of the PP material food box is more than 3 times higher than that of the foam lunch box, but it is safe and high temperature resistant and can be put into a microwave oven for heating. However, the current phenomenon in the market is not that businesses are unwilling to use them, but consumers are unwilling to use them. Mr. Zeng, a relevant person in charge of a large restaurant chain, said in an interview that at present, the company’s take-away rule is that if the foam packaging is used, each take-out is an additional 1 yuan, and if the PP material is used, Then add 5 cents for each single product. The vast majority of consumers choose to only add 1 yuan.
Food experts point out that people think that they attach great importance to food safety, but often overlook the importance of various food plastic packaging. How to identify these plastic beverage bottles, water bottles, oil bottles and other materials and quality? The key is the recyclable triangular sign that consists of three arrows at the bottom of the bottle, and any number between 1 and 7 in the triangle. However, in recent investigations in the market, it was discovered that neither the promoters nor the consumers knew about this small triangle; some well-known food brands did not even label the logo at all, and even some brands had different flavors of the same type of product logo. Treat them separately.
Survey: Supermarket promoters ask three questions
Careful citizens can easily find that there are three arrows at the bottom of individual beverage bottles, indicating that they can be recycled and recycled. The three arrows enclose a triangle with numbers 1-7. Each number represents a chemical material. It is through the nature of the material to understand how the plastic bottle is reused. “What do you mean by the icon and number at the bottom of the plastic bottle?†In the past few days, when many supermarkets were visited by many supermarkets, supermarkets, and China Resources Vanguard supermarkets, the sales staff of the supermarket shook his head and said it was unclear. At the Lotus Lotus Sanyuanli shop, I took a bottle of ice jasmine tea and asked the promoters. The promoter looked at the logo for half a minute and then said: I don't know what the icon is, but this is a new taste. Can try it. After interviewing 10 consumers at the scene, 8 respondents said they didn’t know why. Only two consumers recognized this as a recyclable sign. However, the two stated that they did not understand the meaning of the numbers inside. clear.
Big business logos are also messy
On the one hand, the awareness of end consumers is weak, and on the other hand, the level of attention paid by merchants is also uneven. Visiting the Lotus Sanyuanli Store of Discovery: The drinking water standard is the most standardized, including various brands of drinking water such as Cestbon, Nongfu Spring, Watsons, Master Kong, Uniform, and Yakult. All of them have the “1†mark on the bottom of the bottle. . The labeling of the edible oil industry is also relatively standardized, including the labeling of major edible oil brands such as Arowana, Luhua, Daoqi and Yingying. In terms of tea beverages, half of the products are not labeled, such as Master Tea beverages. As for carbonated drinks, whether it is Coca-Cola or Pepsi's Sprite, Merino, eye-catching series of sub-brands, the plastic bottle bottom no triangular figure icon, the bottom of the plastic bottle without any mark, means that consumers can not understand the plastic bottle material, Repeated or improper use is likely to affect health.
It was also found that if there is a beverage brand with the same series of different flavors, it will be treated differently. For example, when the bottle of Gatorade with lemon flavor produced on October 14, 2009 was marked with a “1†mark, its blueberry flavor and ice orange taste produced in 2010 will not be recycled. The identity of the use. There are also some of the same brand of condiment brands, such as Haitian 800 milliliters of Wei-Qing Sheng pumping without the standard, but its silver standard pumping is marked.
At the same time, it has also been found that the logo on the bottom of some beverages, especially coloured ones, is very vague. If one does not look closely, the figures at the bottom of the bottle cannot be seen at all.
Cause: The lack of standards leads to market confusion
It is understood that plastic recycling marks Europe, the United States, Japan and other countries all plastics production enterprises are classified according to ISO11469 international standards for plastic products, plastic products that fail to meet the standard is not allowed to enter the market.
As early as in 1996, China introduced the "Recycling Marks for Plastic Packaging Products" (GB/T16288-1966). Some regular big brand companies have recently begun to mark recycling marks in order to facilitate the recycling of plastic products. However, because the current recycling mark for plastic products is non-mandatory, many manufacturers do not label beverage bottle materials.
Mr. Luo, who is responsible for plastic products from Dongguan Keqi, stated that in accordance with international practice and common practice in the industry, as a manufacturer, it is necessary to mark materials on plastic products. If a PET bucket is marked with a PC, this This practice is illegal.
The plastic sign is mainly for easy recycling. If consumers carefully read the label, they can use this label to know what material the plastic product is made of and what the environment should be used for, but in fact, about this The propaganda of the logo, whether it is the government department or the enterprise, is insufficient in its input, making the consumer's understanding of this approach almost blank.
Hidden Trouble: Citizens Blindly Reuse
At present, the most widely used plastic packaging for the food industry is a plastic bottle labeled 1, and the plastic packaging for drinking water, beverages, condiments, edible oil, etc. is based on this. For different types of food, these plastic bottles are different in terms of their hardness and hardness. For example, plastic bottles for drinking water are generally softer, and some functional beverages are relatively hard. The same material is used for PET, but the bottle is not easy to make it easy for many consumers to "catch."
However, experts generally believe that qualified beverage bottles and mineral water bottles are required to be made of food-grade plastic, that is, PET bottles. These food grade PET bottles cannot withstand high temperatures and need to be used at low temperatures. It is generally safe to use them below 70 degrees Celsius. In addition, these plastic bottles are used once, and the state stipulates that enterprises cannot recycle and use them repeatedly. At the same time, some experts have suggested that it is difficult to clean plastic bottles, and repeated use will produce a large number of bacteria.
In other words, people have always thought that the idea of ​​reusing more environmentally friendly products may actually pose a hidden danger to physical health. Therefore, it is necessary for each consumer to see clearly the number marked in the bottom triangle of the plastic bottle, and then use it carefully and rationally in the knowledge of its material properties.
Suggestion: It is best to use PP material
It is understood that the catering industry has also begun to implement the use of food-grade takeout and packaging materials. For example, many restaurants provide PP-grade plastic boxes for diners to pack, but they usually charge a fee of 50,000 RMB - 1 RMB per person. Many consumers would rather choose a cheap bubble lunch box when they hear the charge. Spend this money. The person concerned of Hongwei plastic products expressed that the cost of the PP material food box is more than 3 times higher than that of the foam lunch box, but it is safe and high temperature resistant and can be put into a microwave oven for heating. However, the current phenomenon in the market is not that businesses are unwilling to use them, but consumers are unwilling to use them. Mr. Zeng, a relevant person in charge of a large restaurant chain, said in an interview that at present, the company’s take-away rule is that if the foam packaging is used, each take-out is an additional 1 yuan, and if the PP material is used, Then add 5 cents for each single product. The vast majority of consumers choose to only add 1 yuan.
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