Gold and Silver Foil Powder is Not a Food Additive, and Gold and Silver Foil Powder Cannot be Eaten! Don't Blindly Follow Suit!

The ice cream is covered with two pieces of shiny gold foil, and it turns into a "Lamborghini in ice cream", which can blind your longing eyes from far away! There are also gold leaf cakes, gold leaf steaks, gold leaf crab noodles...

In recent years, in order to look more high-end and eye-catching, some foods have started the "gold-plated silver" road, which is to add some gold  silver foil gold (silver) powder substances (hereinafter referred to as gold and silver) in desserts and dishes.

Such as gold foil wine, gold foil cake, gold foil steak, gold foil ice cream, gold foil chocolate, gold foil coffee, etc., appear frequently in the market and online platforms, becoming a consumption gimmick, claiming that one will be able to make a fortune next year by eating it. It is even claimed that gold and silver foil powder has health care and therapeutic functions.

However, this is the reality.... The propaganda that "food gold is good for health" and "health care function" is actually a misunderstanding and a gimmick. Foods containing gold and silver foil powder have potential safety hazards.

According to my country's food safety laws and regulations and food safety standards, gold and silver foil powder is neither a food production raw material nor a food additive, and is prohibited from being added to food and cannot be used in food production and operation.

What are the safety risks of food with added gold and silver foil powder?

As heavy metal elements, gold and silver are not essential minerals for the human body and cannot be digested and absorbed by the human body. Excessive deposition may lead to heavy metal poisoning. Minerals are essential nutrients to maintain good health and can be divided into macro elements such as potassium, sodium, calcium, magnesium, etc. and trace elements such as zinc, iodine, copper, etc. Gold and silver are not included.

Taking gold and silver is not only unhelpful, but harmful. Heavy metals cause irreversible changes in the structure of proteins, affect the function of tissue cells, and then affect human health. Gold and silver poisoning often manifests as nausea, vomiting, abdominal pain, itching of the skin, and in more severe cases, it will lead to difficulty in breathing and organ damage.

What should consumers do?

When eating out, consumers should strengthen their awareness of self-protection, be alert to food safety risks, and do not eat food that is risky or unfamiliar to them, especially food that is prohibited by the state. Substances should be stopped immediately, and the situation should be reported to the market supervision department.

Finally, we remind everyone again that this food ingredient cannot be eaten!