Top ten food safety rumors case analysis of top ten food safety rumors in 2018
4hw.com.cn: 'monosodium glutamate causes cancer', 'eating grapefruit infected with virus will die', 'tea is poisonous' do you believe these rumors about food safety? China health media group released the 2018 food safety rumor Governance Report on the 25th, announcing the top ten cases and top ten hot words of food safety rumor in 2018.
The top ten cases are: Starbucks Coffee causes cancer, garlic pan causes cancer, making eight treasure porridge with sponge, French fries cure hair loss, strawberries are the dirtiest fruit, hot lemonade can treat cancer, mites grow in raw sugar, agaric medicine, potassium ferrocyanide in salt is toxic, and vinegar egg liquid can cure all diseases. The top ten hot words include Starbucks coffee, strawberry, garlic, salt, tea, monosodium glutamate, aflatoxin, potassium ferrocyanide, etc.
The report makes a detailed analysis of food safety rumors in 2018 from the overall data dissemination, basic types, crowd portraits, punishment and comments on typical cases, mainly in the form of small videos. The report shows that in 2018, the overall number of food safety rumors in China showed a downward trend, and the scope of influence and harm decreased. However, the governance of food safety rumors still has a long way to go, and the whole chain, intelligent and three-dimensional governance pattern of food safety rumors needs to be improved.
As one of the key activities of the national food safety publicity week, the "food safety rumor control action" forum, guided by the food safety office of the State Council and hosted by China health media group, was held in Beijing on the 25th. Representatives of government regulatory departments, experts and scholars, industry associations and enterprises focused on the theme of food safety popular science and rumor governance, and made efforts to find an effective mechanism for food safety rumor governance.