On June 28, sha Kok Inspection and Quarantine bureau staff during the inspection of an inbound truck, found 5 barrels of undeclared food additives in the compartment, the packaging has a torch and other warning marks. The English safety data sheet of this batch of goods shows that the food additive is liquid flavor, the flash point of the closed cup is less than 60℃, and the staff determines that it is inflammable and dangerous chemical, which is classified as Article 2828 of the hazardous chemical catalog -- synthetic resin, paint, auxiliary materials, paint and other products containing inflammable solvent (the flash point of the closed cup is less than 60℃). Because this batch of food additives, no danger of the public in Chinese labels and safety data sheet, there is no UN tag and packaging container packaging container for new design and manufacture of (United Nations, one of the eight main mark of the dangerous goods packaging containers symbol), does not conform to the related regulations in our country, sha tau kok bureau staff do carry the original car with the goods. It is reported that this is the first time for the return of hazardous chemicals at Sha Tau Kok Port.

　　According to shenzhen inspection and quarantine bureau experts, food additives and hazardous chemicals between a considerable part is overlapping, such as n-propanol, butyl acetate and other inflammable hazardous chemicals, but also can be used in food additives. Some food additives such as natural flavor, its own flammable, skin irritation, eye irritation and other dangerous characteristics.