Shrimp farming management cannot be blind; scientific methods are key
According to media reports, Ms. Zheng, a resident of Wenzhou, recently bought 3 large shrimp at a local farmers' market. After returning home, she discovered that the shrimp had actually been injected with an unidentified gel-like substance. Ms. Zheng then uploaded pictures of several shrimp to the internet, sharply condemning the “unscrupulous merchants”, which drew attention from netizens. That afternoon, after the local market supervision department intervened to investigate, the seafood vendor in question refunded the 100 yuan Ms. Zheng had paid for the shrimp.
After cordyceps mixed with lead powder, white fungus fumigated with sulfur, and bird's nest padded with bird droppings, now gel-injected shrimp have appeared. The slippery tricks of lawless traders truly leave people “wide-eyed”. Beyond the shock comes anger: if these operators do not add “extra ingredients” to food, do they really not know how to do business?
According to a seafood vendor's disclosure, some frozen large shrimp look shriveled after thawing and also weigh less. Injecting a gel-like substance into the shrimp head and body can, first, increase the weight and, second, improve the appearance. To put it plainly, doing this makes money. Managing “shrimp” cannot be done “blindly”!
“Blind” management means the relevant departments deliberately turn a blind eye. It is worth noting that a simple search reveals that reports of “gel-injected shrimp” appeared as early as several years ago. The relevant departments either brushed it off as “none of our business”, or advised people to “smell it, touch it, and look at it”, or said they would crack down hard. Yet several years later, “gel-injected shrimp” of unknown toxicity can still brazenly make it onto consumers' dining tables. We cannot help but ask: why is no one regulating such flagrant illegal business practices?
⟦NL> “Blind” management means the relevant departments do not manage according to law. In fact, in recent years, the public's calls for stronger food safety supervision have risen one after another, and decision-makers have also been taking real action and tackling difficult problems. But some law enforcement departments are soft-handed and dare not regulate, do not implement measures, and let problem foods flood the market.
In fact, as long as national policies and guidelines are truly implemented in place, managing a single shrimp well is not difficult. Adulterating and degrading food is no different from poisoning. This reappearance of “gel-injected shrimp” once again sounds the alarm for food safety. The relevant departments must take real action and investigate and regulate strictly. Only with constant supervision and unremitting effort can the “shrimp” on the market be kept in check! Only then can more of the “shrimp” on the market be kept in check!