When we usually eat in a restaurant, our attention is mostly on the color and smell of the food. We rarely pay attention to the napkins on the table or judge the safety of paper based on general experience. Many people don’t know that unqualified napkins may contain skin allergies, respiratory infections and even carcinogens, such as migratable fluorescent agents, deinking agents, dioxins, heavy metals, excess bacteria... Experts tell us seriously , The paper products with different functions, such as toilet paper, paper towels, kitchen paper, napkins, wet paper towels, etc., should be strictly distinguished and used exclusively for special paper. Restaurant owner, do you hear clearly?
Unlike other paper products, the "status" of napkins is more exquisite and noble, because it is the closest to our lives. High-quality napkins are soft, absorbent, and will not shed hair or powder. Due to direct contact with food, the national standard stipulates that the sanitary standard of napkins is higher than that of toilet paper. However, some toilet paper manufacturers add phosphors, talcum powder, brighteners, etc. during production, resulting in product quality substandard. If customers use it frequently, it can cause skin allergies. The bacteria contained in Escherichia coli and Shigella can also cause enteritis, dysentery and other diseases, and may even infect hepatitis virus. In addition, during the production of napkins, paper materials such as straw and wheat straw often contain pesticide residues. Some manufacturers use recycled paper. Although it has been decolorized, harmful substances such as aluminum and cadmium remain in the pulp, and it is impossible to clean the unclean materials, harmful substances, and microorganisms in the recycled waste paper. The most worrying thing is that for price reasons, most small restaurants use inferior napkins. These seemingly clean looking guys hide many harmful bacteria and toxic substances. Consumers should be careful to identify them. It is best not to .
Import is no small matter, paper towels must be carefully. In fact, those napkins that "look white" are more dangerous. They actually add fluorescent whitening agent in the production process. Medical clinical experiments have proved that once fluorescent whitening agent enters the human body, it is not easy to be decomposed. The toxicity will accumulate in the liver or other important organs and become a potential carcinogen. . Environmentalists point out that napkins and facial tissues are indeed convenient, but if they are used uncontrollably, they will inevitably bring a lot of harm. The result of excessive consumption of paper is firstly the consumption of a large amount of wood, causing ecological damage, because the production of 1 ton of paper requires cutting down 17 10-year-old trees; secondly, environmental pollution, the one-time use of napkins will generate a lot of waste and waste water in the process of pulp production Discharge is one of the largest pollution sources of the water environment, accounting for more than 30% of urban pollution. Even if the manufacturer is careful, some napkins may still contain compounds harmful to health such as fluorescent whitening agent and chlorine, and the potent poisons produced by the chemical reaction in the production process can cause terrible diseases. Since the quality of napkins is related to people's health, how to buy napkins? The expert’s advice is simple: Don’t go to the wholesale market to buy cheap goods. When purchasing, check whether the outer packaging of the napkin is intact, whether the sealing is neat and firm, and whether there is any damage. Napkins also have a shelf life, which is generally 3 years. Napkins that have passed the shelf life will also breed bacteria, which is unhygienic if it exceeds a certain limit.