Food additives have always been at the forefront of food safety problems. Sodium hexametaphosphate/SHMP, a food additive, has attracted wide attention. It has been reported that because sodium hexametaphosphate contains fluoride, low concentration of fluoride can cause chronic poisoning and skeletal fluorosis, resulting in calcium reduction in bones, osteosclerosis and osteoporosis. What is the truth of the facts?

Chongqing Chuandong Chemical here to tell you not to demonize food additives, the state for the use of food additives is very strict control, as long as it is a regular manufacturer will not randomly add. Sodium hexametaphosphate/SHMP can be added to food is a record of use, are traceable.

Sodium hexametaphosphate/SHMP must be added to food at the food level. For example, food grade sodium hexametaphosphate produced by Chuandong Chemical Group is a food additive production license obtained through strict food-related qualifications. The production base has suitable places, production equipment or facilities, food safety management personnel, professional technicians and management system for the variety of food additives produced.

At the same time, the raw materials for the production of food grade sodium hexametaphosphate are also produced with authentic thermal phosphoric acid and soda ash, with less impurities and low content of heavy metals. Sodium hexametaphosphate produced by wet-process phosphoric acid can not be used as food additive.

There is such a saying: "To talk about toxicity without dosage is to play hooliganism". There are strict national standards for the use of sodium hexametaphosphate/SHMP in food additions. As long as you don't eat anything without small factories, and don't illegally add or overuse it, sodium hexametaphosphate is a safe food additive prescribed by the state.