Many places call for no need to "grab salt and hoard salt": sufficient reserves, diverse varieties, and strict testing in society | table salt | varieties
The general public is concerned about whether the discharge of nuclear contaminated water into the sea will have an impact on sea salt production.
On the evening of August 24th, the Shandong Salt Industry Association announced that the total social responsibility reserves of salt reserves at the provincial, municipal, and county levels, as well as 11 designated salt production enterprises and 125 designated salt wholesale enterprises, totaling over 170000 tons, can meet the normal sales volume of the province for more than half a year, and consumers do not need to follow the trend and hoard salt.
Shandong Province has a raw salt production capacity of 30 million tons, accounting for approximately 30% of the total national output. The annual production is about 26 million tons, including 16 million tons of sea salt and 10 million tons of well salt. The Provincial Salt Industry Association stated that Shandong's sea salt is mainly produced from underground brine, mainly distributed along the coast of the Bohai Sea, with Weifang City, Guangrao County in Dongying City, and Laizhou City in Yantai as the main production areas. The underground brine along the coast of Laizhou Bay is a concentrated ancient seawater that has been deposited and stored 50-100 meters underground for billions of years. Its composition is completely consistent with seawater, and it is a high-quality, pollution-free natural resource that is not affected by surface and marine environmental changes. The exploration results of the geological department indicate that the static reserves of underground brine along the coast of Laizhou Bay are 8.08 billion cubic meters.
The article from the Shandong Salt Industry Association also mentioned that Shandong salt enterprises have several provincial-level or above scientific research platforms and first-class domestic salt research and development capabilities and quality inspection equipment, which can ensure that every grain of salt supplied to the market is of excellent quality and safe and qualified.
Around August 24th, sales of edible salt in many parts of the country surged due to the impact of the Fukushima Daiichi nuclear power plant's discharge of contaminated water into the sea. At the same time, relevant institutions are making intensive statements, calling on citizens not to panic or rush to grab salt.
For example, the report from the WeChat official account "Putian News" said that under the influence of the news of "Japan's Fukushima Daiichi Nuclear Power Plant's nuclear contaminated water discharged into the sea", some supermarkets such as Yonghui Supermarket and Phoenix Department Store in Putian, Fujian Province, experienced the phenomenon of individual citizens purchasing a large amount of edible salt. The food area manager of Xinyi Store at Yonghui Supermarket said that the daily sales of edible salt have remained stable, with a general stock volume of several thousand bags. This afternoon, some citizens suddenly made a large purchase, resulting in a temporary shortage of some brands of edible salt. The supermarket has applied for the blending of over 20000 bags of edible salt, which will arrive tomorrow. The manager of Phoenix Department Store's Wantong Store introduced that the store usually sells around 100 bags of edible salt per day. Today, the sales surged to 1000 bags, and 750 bags of edible salt were urgently allocated, which arrived at 4 pm in the afternoon. The store has placed an order to purchase a large quantity of edible salt, which will also arrive tomorrow.
Putian Salt Industry Co., Ltd. stated that under normal circumstances, the annual consumption of edible salt in Putian City is around 5000 tons. Currently, Putian City has sufficient supply of edible salt, with a reserve of over 50000 tons of raw material salt and sufficient inventory of small packaged edible salt. These days, the salt industry company has also made every effort to arrange transportation and replenishment, hoping that citizens will not trust rumors and make rational judgments.
The WeChat official account "Dujia News" reported that at 3:00 p.m. on the 24th, at Jiangnan Supermarket, Hexing South Road, Jiaxing, Zhejiang, the reporter saw that there were people coming to buy salt specially. Every time they bought salt, they bought ten bags or more. Zhang Lei, the person in charge of local fresh produce at the supermarket, said that starting from the afternoon of the 24th, more and more citizens are buying salt, and each person is also buying a considerable amount. The salt reserves in the warehouse are sufficient. As long as there is no more on the shelves, they will immediately replenish the goods. She also advised customers on site to purchase according to their needs and not to store salt. The supply of salt is sufficient, but there are still citizens who impulsively purchase it. An elderly person bought 400 bags of salt in one go, which cannot be consumed in 30 to 40 years, and the shelf life of salt is usually 3 to 5 years.
"Because we had an experience in 2011, after the news of Japan's nuclear contaminated water came out, we had already made a contingency plan. All of our sea salt raw materials were also urgently transported and stored. Currently, our Zhejiang Salt Group's raw material salt reserves, including our Xuetao small packaging inventory, are also quite sufficient. Therefore, our reserves reach a small packaging reserve of 2000 tons per month, so everyone can rest assured." said Lu Zhangyu, the marketing manager of Jiaxing Salt Industry Co., Ltd. of Zhejiang Salt Group.
Zhejiang Salt Industry Group Co., Ltd. also announced on August 24th that there is currently sufficient salt inventory in Zhejiang Province, with a reserve of about 160000 tons of various types of edible salt in the province, which can fully cover all administrative regions in the province and ensure timely response to emergency supplies. The rich variety of salt product categories also provides consumers with a reassuring pill. Zhejiang Salt Franchise Company selects high-quality salt sources from around the world. It not only has high-end boutique sea salt from Shark Bay, Australia, but also popular products such as bamboo salt, low sodium salt, and Qinghai Lake salt. With a wide range of products and complete varieties, it can fully meet the needs of different consumers.
On August 24th, Shanxi Salt Industry Group also pointed out in a statement that currently, the government reserves and corporate social responsibility reserves of table salt at the provincial and municipal levels in Shanxi Province amount to 25000 tons, which can 100% cover the administrative regions of all cities and counties in the province. The daily reserves can fully meet the normal consumption of the people in the province for two months, and the actual reserves will be more. In addition, the main edible salt on the market in Shanxi Province is well salt, with Hubei and Shaanxi being the main producing areas. Citizens only need to recognize the "Jin Salt" logo on the outer packaging bag when purchasing edible salt, and they can eat it with confidence. Please face it rationally and do not spread or spread information related to "hoarding salt" on your social media or WeChat groups.
Guangdong Salt Industry Group stated that since Japan announced the trial operation and discharge of nuclear contaminated water, Guangdong Salt Industry has conducted inspections on the seawater and ecological sea salt in the main sea salt production areas of Guangdong Province α、β The third-party sample testing of the radioactive project shows that the current Guangdong sea salt is safe. "So, while maintaining vigilance, there is no need to worry excessively. All Guangdong salt products purchased through legitimate channels meet national standards and can be consumed with confidence."
Guangdong Salt Industry Group also mentioned that currently, the government reserves and corporate social responsibility reserves of salt at the provincial and municipal levels in Guangdong Province amount to 108000 tons, covering 100% of the administrative regions of all cities and counties in the province, and can respond quickly and timely to ensure sufficient supply of salt for the people of Guangdong Province. In the future, Guangdong Salt Industry will continue to closely monitor the seawater quality information released by the national and Guangdong provincial environmental protection departments, regularly conduct radioactive element testing on Guangdong seawater, and closely monitor whether salt products are contaminated, ensuring the quality and safety of Guangdong Salt Industry's salt products and supply safety.
