Chiang Hsiao-min, senior nutritionist at Shenkeng Elementary, explains that you won't feel ill if you consume these additives and you won't experience bouts of vomiting and diarrhea like victims of acute food poisoning. It is even more important that we be vigilant, however, because inappropriate additives put a strain on the liver and kidneys, and consuming them over long periods may cause chronic poisoning, or even lead to cancer.
深坑國小資深營養師姜小敏表示，這些添加物吃下肚子，雖然不會導致明顯不適，也不像受到細菌污染而食物中毒般的上吐下瀉，但由於這些不當添加物將造成人體的肝腎負擔，長期食用，會造成慢性中毒，甚至成為致癌因子，更需要提高警覺。