Recently, the State Administration for Market Regulation issued the "Notice on the Unqualified Sampling of 13 Batches of Food" showing that Longbeile milk powder was detected with Cronobacterium spp.
According to previous media reports, Cronobacterium is the most dangerous pathogenic bacteria in infant formula, and it was also known as Enterobacter sakazakii. Immunocompromised populations such as infants and young children are susceptible. What's even more worrying is that the Longbeile milk powder that was detected in question this time is still a piece of milk powder.
At the same time, Ai's Mama milk powder imported from South Korea also failed to pass the test, and what is even more incredible is that this is the second time it has been on the black list in less than 8 months, and the reason is the same.
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Longwang milk powder was detected with dangerous pathogenic bacteria
According to the notice of the State Administration for Market Regulation, the Longbeile infant formula (0-6 months old, 1 section) sold by the Super Baby Mother and Child Life Center in Daowai District, Harbin City, Heilongjiang Province, and produced by Heilongjiang Nongken Longwang Food Co., Ltd. (hereinafter referred to as "Longwang") on August 14, 2023, among which Cronobacter does not meet the national food safety standards.
According to the State Administration for Market Regulation, Cronobacter (Enterobacter sakazakii), which is gram-negative, is a foodborne conditional pathogenic bacteria, and infants are a high-risk group, with initial clinical symptoms of diarrhea, abdominal pain, and a few accompanied by nausea and vomiting. Infant formula is the main source of infection with Cronobacter species (Enterobacter sakazakii) in infants. The reason for the failure of Cronobacter species (Enterobacter sakazakii) in infant formula may be the poor microbial control in the raw materials of the product; It can also be that the critical control points in the process are not well controlled.
According to media reports, Cronobacter is currently the most dangerous pathogenic bacteria in infant formula, which poses a great threat to newborns, especially premature infants, babies with low birth weight or impaired immunity, and can cause serious diseases such as sepsis, meningitis, and necrotizing colitis, and a small amount of Cronobacter can cause disease, although there is antibiotic treatment, the infection mortality rate is still as high as 40%-80%, and survivors may also cause serious neurological sequelae.
What's even more worrying is that the problem product of Longwang Longbeile this time happens to be a product.
For such a food safety incident, the notice said. The Longwang Local Market Supervision Bureau has urged the enterprise to remove and recall substandard food, and imposed administrative penalties on the relevant responsible persons such as the production enterprise, the legal representative of the enterprise and the food safety director.
However, Hu said that there was no specific information such as the number of recalls, but the enterprise investigation showed that the legal person of Longwang was Li Zhongzhu, who held 60% of the company's equity.
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South Korea's "Shangyun" milk powder is on the black list again
In addition to Longwang's Longbeile milk powder, there is also an imported product that was reported to be unqualified baby milk powder in the same period.
According to the notice, Pinduoduo Xiaoxiao Mother and Child Store 47 (operated by Xiaonigai Maternal and Child Products Store in Longgang City, Wenzhou City, Zhejiang Province) sold in Pinduoduo (mobile APP), represented by Qingdao Aishi Nutrition and Health Technology Co., Ltd. in Shandong Province, and produced by Namyang Dairy Products.Co.Ltd (country of origin: South Korea), Nanyang Sejong Factory, Shangyun Larger Infant Formula Milk Powder (6-12 months old, 2 sections), in which the iron content does not meet the national food safety standards.
According to the State Administration for Market Regulation, iron (Fe) is one of the essential trace elements for the human body, and the reason for the excessive iron content in older infant formula may be related to the inadequate mixing process of the production process, resulting in the uneven distribution of relevant nutrients in the product.
Shangyun baby milk powder from South Korea, commonly known as the "Ai's Mama" brand, belongs to Namyang Dairy, the first dairy company in South Korea.
Incredibly, this is also the second time in 8 months that "Ai's Mother" has been on the black list, and the reason for the disqualification is also because of the iron content.
On November 3, 2023, the State Administration for Market Regulation issued the "Notice on the Unqualified Sampling of 10 Batches of Food", which shows that the iron content of Shangyun infant formula milk powder (0-6 months old, 1 section), which was also sampled on the Pinduoduo platform, does not meet the national food safety standards.