Current situation of preservatives and sweeteners usage in beverages sold near schools in Anshun City

LIU Yujie; XU Lin; GONG Ling; WEI Gang; ZHAO Lianwei; QU Guangsheng; CAI Guixiang

doi:10.16835/j.cnki.1000-9817.2025184

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LIU Yujie, XU Lin, GONG Ling, WEI Gang, ZHAO Lianwei, QU Guangsheng, CAI Guixiang. Current situation of preservatives and sweeteners usage in beverages sold near schools in Anshun City[J]. CHINESE JOURNAL OF SCHOOL HEALTH, 2025, 46(7): 1051-1054. doi: 10.16835/j.cnki.1000-9817.2025184

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LIU Yujie, XU Lin, GONG Ling, WEI Gang, ZHAO Lianwei, QU Guangsheng, CAI Guixiang. Current situation of preservatives and sweeteners usage in beverages sold near schools in Anshun City[J]. CHINESE JOURNAL OF SCHOOL HEALTH, 2025, 46(7): 1051-1054. doi: 10.16835/j.cnki.1000-9817.2025184

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LIU Yujie, XU Lin, GONG Ling, WEI Gang, ZHAO Lianwei, QU Guangsheng, CAI Guixiang. Current situation of preservatives and sweeteners usage in beverages sold near schools in Anshun City[J]. CHINESE JOURNAL OF SCHOOL HEALTH, 2025, 46(7): 1051-1054. doi: 10.16835/j.cnki.1000-9817.2025184

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Current situation of preservatives and sweeteners usage in beverages sold near schools in Anshun City

doi: 10.16835/j.cnki.1000-9817.2025184

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Anshun City Center for Disease Control and Prevention Laboratory Department (Anshun Key Laboratory of Food Safety Risk Monitoring), Anshun 561000, Guizhou Province, China

Received Date: 2025-02-19
Rev Recd Date: 2025-03-19

Available Online: 2025-08-02

Publish Date: 2025-07-25

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Objective To analyze the characteristics and safety risks of preservatives and sweeteners in beverages sold near schools in Anshun City, so as to provide a evidence for formulating targeted regulatory strategies in campus. Methods From December 2023 to July 2024, 834 beverage samples were collected from sales points near primary and secondary schools in Xixiu District and four surrounding townships of Anshun City by a stratified random sampling method. High-performance liquid chromatography was used to detect three preservatives (sorbic acid, benzoic acid and dehydroacetic acid) and four sweeteners (sodium saccharin, acesulfame-K, aspartame, and neotame). Differences were analyzed using the Chi-square test. Results The overall exceedance rate of preservative was 8.6% (72 samples), with dehydroacetic acid showing the highest exceedance rate (7.0%, 58 samples), significantly higher than sorbic acid (0.6%, 5 samples) and benzoic acid (0.4%, 3 samples) (χ²=90.85, P < 0.01). The overall exceedance rate of sweetener was 10.4% (87 samples), with sodium saccharin having the highest exceedance rate (6.2%, 52 samples), significantly higher than neotame (2.8%, 23 samples), acesulfame-K (0) and aspartame (0) (χ²=262.04, P < 0.01). Potential risks were identified due to the co-occurrence of multiple additive exceedances, including 0.7% (6 samples) for mixed preservatives and 1.6% (13 samples) for mixed sweetener. No statistically significant differences were found in preservative (7.2%, 26 samples) or sweetener (12.3%, 44 samples) exceedance rates between micro-enterprises and large, medium and small enterprises (χ²=2.67, 5.16, both P>0.05). Conclusion Systemic misuse risk of food additives in beverages sold near school necessitates a risk-traceability-based regulatory framework, with emphasis on standardizing enterprise production practices and strengthening oversight of sales outlets near campuses.
- Beverages,
- Food preservatives,
- Sweetening agents,
- Eligibility determination

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