Recently, a man from Lu'an, Anhui Province posted a video saying that he found a jelly-like substance in Jiaduobao canned herbal tea and suspected that the product had spoiled.
html On May 17, the reporter contacted Jiaduobao (China) Beverage Co., Ltd. The customer service staff said that the substance may be a sediment.
The video shows a dark brown, jelly-like sticky object poured out of a can of Jiaduobao herbal tea. The person who shot the video said it was not drinkable at all.
▲Internet video screenshot.
html On May 17, the reporter contacted Mr. Liu, the video shooter. Mr. Liu told reporters that during dinner on May 16, his child opened a bottle of canned Jiaduobao herbal tea. When the child was halfway through drinking, he suddenly found a foreign object in his mouth. "The child was still young. He said that something stuck to his mouth and he was afraid to drink. Fortunately, I took a look and poured the rest into the bowl, and saw that there was a thick snot-like substance inside."Mr. Liu said , he opened another can of Jiaduobao herbal tea, and this time poured out more unknown substances.
He said that Jiaduobao herbal tea was given by relatives and friends. The production date marked on the bottom of the jar is February 10, 2023. The shelf life is two years, and the product has not expired.
▲Pictures of production date and shelf life. Picture provided by the interviewee
17, the reporter contacted Jiaduobao (China) Beverage Co., Ltd. The customer service staff said that the substance may be a sediment. "We have received similar complaints before, and we will feedback the situation to the quality department. The specific reasons need to be detected by the quality inspection department." A reporter from
searched and found that the media had previously reported multiple cases of foreign objects coming out of Jiaduobao after drinking.
On February 25, 2013, a netizen in Zhengzhou, Henan posted a video saying that a catkin-like substance came out of Jiaduobao after drinking it. When the drink was poured out, the sticky stuff hung on the mouth of the drink can. In this regard, Jiaduobao company staff said that problems will inevitably occur due to bumps in the product during transportation.
On July 22, 2013, when Mr. Zhang from Hangzhou, Zhejiang Province was having dinner in a hotel, he opened a can of Jiaduobao and poured it into a cup to drink. Unexpectedly, he saw a ball of cotton-like stuff. Jiaduobao staff said that it may be due to a leak in the jar. When the herbal tea comes into contact with the air, the sugar inside condenses. It is not a quality problem.
▲Internet pictures.
According to expert analysis, the problems with Jiaduobao herbal tea may be caused by three reasons.
First of all, there is the issue of formula. Herbal tea is different from ordinary drinks. It is made from a variety of Chinese herbal medicines and a small amount of white sugar. When the proportion of the formula is improper, sediment may occur.
Secondly, there are loopholes in the production and processing links, and foreign matter may also be produced. During the processing of herbal tea, it needs to go through multiple processes such as sterilization, sealing, and packaging. During this process, external contaminants may be introduced into production due to unstable processes and other reasons.
In addition, it may also be caused by improper storage and transportation. When herbal tea is frozen or refrigerated, its solubility may decrease, resulting in the appearance of foreign matter. Or, if a collision occurs during transportation, foreign matter may appear in the herbal tea. (South China Morning Post)
