Food safety, experts: Analysis of fruits and vegetables is done only in professional laboratories, not with other devices

2024-08-31 20:17:00, Sociale CNA

Food safety, experts: Analysis of fruits and vegetables is done only in

We are what we eat, this makes the consumer always looking for quality food. Taking advantage of the concern about the quality and safety of the food we consume, some people seek to profit.
They make money through fear.

Recently, a device has been advertised on social networks that claims to be able to detect the content of fruits and vegetables with electrical signals. Edmond Panariti, a respected name as a scientist in food safety explains why we are dealing with a fraud.

"The rush to make public unsupported values ??in the reference method listed in the EU manual of nitrates/nitrites is unwarranted. It is the same as if you measure your blood pressure in a specialized clinic with this smart watch that I have, there is a big difference. This is similar to the can that is made to sell watches", he said.

According to the professor, this device that is sold on social networks at a salty price does not save you from diseases caused by chemical fertilizers, it has only the function of taking money from your pocket. The measurement of hazardous chemicals is done by scientific methods only in certified laboratories.

"There is a method that is certified and it is the only method that proves or not the presence of nitrates and their quantity, this is the spectrophotometric method with visible and invisible spectrum. effect when pressing the keyboard. The reduction mixture is made and fed into this device," he said.

The panic created by the desire to make as much money as possible through fear has caused a lot of damage to farmers. Their products are unfairly prejudiced by the use of equipment not certified according to the rules of the most advanced countries in food safety.