BEET PULP AS A POSSIBLE SOURCE OF INHIBITORY SUBSTANCES OF THE HUMAN FOOD CHAIN

The purpose of research is to study the possibility of inhibitory substances entering the human food chain. Objectives: to analyze the fungicides used at the stage of storage of marketable sugar beet roots; determine the presence of inhibitory components in the fungicides used; suggest ways to prevent the ingress of inhibitory substances into processed products of beet sugar production. The object of research is the technology of beet sugar production, in particular the technology of production of beet pulp. Beet pulp production technology was analyzed as a possible source of inhibitory substances from the moment the main raw material – sugar beet – from the field to the production site arrived. The results of the analysis of modern methods of storing sugar beet piles used on an industrial scale, which are based on the use of fungicidal drugs, most of them are synthesized on the basis of chlorine, hydrogen peroxide, peracetic acid and benzoic acid, are presented. These antiseptic preparations are classified as inhibitory substances, which does not exclude their entry into sugar beet processing products. The ways of penetration of inhibitory substances into sugar beet root crops were revealed – forced ventilation with antiseptic gases, the use of covering materials treated with fungicidal preparations, spraying of clamps with chemical solutions. As a result, the stage storage and acceptance of raw materials for processing was identified, which does not imply additional monitoring of the safety indicators of root crops, since the analysis of these indicators is carried out either before harvesting or immediately after the formation of piles, which eliminates the control of the content of the residual content of inhibitory substances in raw materials. Control points for the introduction of inhibitory substances and analysis of their content at the stage of control of input raw materials at the plant are proposed, which will reduce the impact of inhibitory substances on the food chain of the human diet.