Vomit everywhere at popular tourist spots! A kind of candy is hot on the Internet, don't buy it or eat it →

Recently, there have been many gray-black oil stains on the streets of the May Day business district in the center of Changsha that cannot be cleaned no matter what . The local streets and enterprises in the area have used more than 20 preparations, but none of them have achieved the desired cleaning effect.

The "culprit" that causes these oil spots is called "wax bottle candy". It feels like it's bursting when you bite it, but you can only chew it and not swallow it, and finally have to spit it out . This internet celebrity snack was once very popular.

On e-commerce platforms, many businesses claim that "it doesn't matter how much you eat as long as you don't swallow it" and "it's all handmade and children can eat it."

However, we must remind everyone that behind this "sweet temptation" there may be health risks. Be careful↓↓↓

Wax bottle candy becomes a "hot item"!

There are also children "bringing goods" online

In a convenience store near a primary school in Hangzhou, the owner said that wax bottle candy is a "hot item" and is selling well. "It's made of wax on the outside and candy on the inside, similar to chewing gum. You chew it and spit it out. You can't swallow it."

At a night market in Changsha, the owner of a wax bottle candy stall introduced: "They are all handmade, the outer shell is edible beeswax, and the filling is jam", and said that most of the buyers are children.

Looking online, I found that many food bloggers recommended it in their live broadcasts, many of whom even brought their children with them. The price of this wax bottle candy is very low, with one store selling 4 pieces for only 9 yuan, and 71,000 pieces were sold.

Hygiene is difficult to ensure!

Beware of food safety risks

It is understood that the main ingredients of wax bottle candy currently sold on the market are water, maltose syrup, white sugar, food additives (food-grade beeswax, saccharin, potassium sorbate, etc.), and edible flavors.

The quality of wax bottle candies varies greatly. One netizen posted that "the wax bottle candies I bought had no production license or ingredient list, had a very strong smell, and the jam also had a low-quality wax smell ." Others said it was "very unpalatable and tasted like plastic."

A reporter bought several packs of wax bottle candies from different stores on different platforms. After receiving the goods, he found that although some of them were beautifully packaged, the information about the manufacturer, implementation standards, etc. was incomplete. Some did not even have an ingredient list. Some were purely handmade "three-no" products.

Fan Zhihong, a professor at the School of Food Science and Engineering at China Agricultural University, said that we should avoid blindly following the trend of popular children's snacks. Wax bottle candy is a new category and there is currently a lack of relevant quality standards and survey data, so it is difficult to say what specific impacts it will have on health.

For example, what pigments are in these colorful candies and whether they are excessive also need to be regulated. Some experts also said that some wax bottle candies lack labels and instructions and do not comply with national food safety regulations . Due to the uncertainty of raw material safety, difficult to ensure sanitary conditions and unstable product quality , such products have obvious food safety risks .

Expert reminder:

Some popular online snacks take advantage of children's love for bright colors and curiosity. However, children cannot judge whether snacks are good or bad. At this time, parents need to intervene reasonably and choose safe and clean foods to protect their children's health and safety.

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Source: Health Guangdong Comprehensive Xinhua Daily Telegraph, Xinhua News Agency Quick View, China Food Network, etc.

Editor: Wang Mengru

Proofread by Xu Lailinlin