M-Classic Russischer Salat

Hello guest
Thank you for your contribution.
Today's industrialized way of food production and the worldwide distribution of food require the use of additives in many cases. Migros is no exception here. However, it always follows the principle of "as much as necessary, as little as possible".

Additives are essential in the industrial production of food to ensure flawless quality and a long shelf life. There is no scientific basis for rumors about supposedly harmful effects on health. The very fact that additives are deliberately added to food means that they must not endanger our health. They may only be used if strict toxicological tests have proven their harmlessness. This is why additives are among the best-studied substances in our food! This also applies to the potassium disulphite you mentioned.

Various international organizations are concerned with the safety of additives: the World Health Organization (WHO), the Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO) and the European Food Safety Authority (EFSA). In Switzerland, the Federal Department of Home Affairs (FDHA) then defines the permitted substances (positive list) and their possible applications in the Additives Ordinance. Switzerland coordinates its decisions with the international authorities.
Best regards, Your M-Infoline Team

Hello M-Infoline
Once again I am being spoon-fed inaccurate PR phrases. This is not how you restore customer satisfaction -- on the contrary.
Quote: "Today's industrialized way of food production and worldwide food distribution requires the use of additives in many cases."
Yes, additives, but it does not require the use of sulfur. As I wrote above, there are harmless alternatives such as ascorbic acid. It's just a few centimes more expensive - but the health of your customers should be worth it to you.
> Always follow the principle "as much as necessary, as little as possible".
ZERO sulphur is necessary!
Quote: "Rumors about a supposedly harmful effect on health have no scientific basis whatsoever."
The website gifte.de follows scientific principles, and you cannot seriously deny that sulphur is intolerable for many people. Otherwise you yourself are unscientific.
Quote: "The very fact that additives are deliberately added to food means that they must not endanger our health."
Ridiculous -- cigarettes are also legally for sale, but Migros still doesn't sell any -- does the name Duttweiler mean anything to you?
Quote: "Various international organizations are concerned with the safety of additives: the World Health Organization (WHO) ..... In Switzerland, the Federal Department of Home Affairs (FDHA) defines the permitted substances (positive list) and their possible uses in the Additives Ordinance."
Did you know that dozens of additives have been banned in Switzerland for years -- for scientific reasons! --but have now been legalized again because of the EU adjustment? Not because science suddenly established that they were harmless, but for political and financial reasons! So much for "international organizations and science"! It depends on money, it pushes towards money... Nevertheless, Migros could and should do better with regard to Duttweiler.
Your excuses are annoying and I would like a serious, credible answer as to why you cannot use ascorbic acid as an antioxidant in this product, for example.

Hello guest
The sulphite is used as a processing aid during the production of the potato cubes to prevent them from turning brown. The use of ascorbic or citric acid is less effective, must be used in higher doses and leads to a taste impairment (sour aftertaste). In the production process of Russian salad, sulphite is not declared as an ingredient, but as a processing aid. As its content in the end product is < 10 mg/kg and is therefore extremely low, it is no longer effective in the end product and is therefore not harmful.
According to food law, it therefore no longer needs to be declared. We will therefore remove it from the list of ingredients so that there is no further confusion.
Best regards
Your M-Infoline Team