染色黃花魚危害健康

Since customers assume if the Croakers are yellow they should be fresh, some vendors dye the fish with a yellow powder after they buy them from wholesalers to boost sales.

《半島晨報》報道，市場上出售的黃花魚、刀魚大部分都經過染色，而染色用的粉末損害人體健康。

由于人們通常認為發黃的黃花魚新鮮，一些小販從批發市場進了黃花魚后，通常都用黃粉將魚洗一下再出售以增加銷量。而這種黃粉被長期食用會對大腦產生影響，尤其是孕婦及嬰幼兒等敏感人群。

而通常用來刷刀魚的銀粉就是平時刷暖氣用的粉末，含有大量的鉛，對人體的肝臟、腎臟等功能造成巨大傷害，對人的神經系統也有損傷。

Dyed Yellow Croakers and Sauries on sale

A majority of the Yellow Croakers and Sauries sold in the Chinese market have been dyed with a powder that is harmful to humans, the Peninsula Morning Post reports.

Since customers assume if the Croakers are yellow they should be fresh, some vendors dye the fish with a yellow powder after they buy them from wholesalers to boost sales. However, the powder can damage the brain if eaten often, especially in pregnant women and babies.

The silver powder used to dye Sauries is the same powder commonly used to paint radiators and contains large amounts of lead which can cause liver, kidney and nervous system damage.

(China.org.cn February 24, 2011)