Milk powder is the ration of infants and young children, which is related to the safety and nutrition of the baby, and every family pays special attention to and attaches great importance to it. On August 17, according to the recent test results of infant formula released by the Hong Kong Consumer Council on the same day, 15 milk powder samples were detected with the contaminant chloropropylene glycol (3-mcpd) and 9 models were detected as carcinogen epoxypropanol. Among them, there are many well-known brand products such as Abbott, Mead Johnson, meiji, etc., and the news has caused shock in the industry and quickly fermented.
What exactly is the truth? Come and hear what the authorities have to say!
On the evening of the 17th, the Hong Kong Food Safety Center responded quickly to the matter: "According to the relevant reference values of the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations and the Expert Committee of the World Health Organization, all milk powder has not exceeded the standard, and the public can rest assured that the recommended amount of milk powder will be given to infants." ”
According to a notice issued by the Hong Kong Council, all 15 milk powder samples were found to contain the contaminant chloropropylene glycol in the amount of 13 to 120 micrograms per kilogram. The highest content of "bellamy's organic" has a chlorpropylene glycol content of 120 micrograms per kilogram of milk powder. At the same time, 9 samples were tested to contain genotoxic, carcinogenic glycid glycid esters (ge), and the highest content was "snow seal", but below the EU limit of 50 micrograms per kilogram.
According to the Hong Kong CfSC, GE, 3-mcpd and chloropropylene glycol fatty acid ester (3-mcpde) are all contaminants produced during food processing and can be formed in the process of refining vegetable oils. Because baby formula is made with refined oil.
What is chloropropanediol?
According to industry insiders, based on breast milk is the best feeding for children, milk powder production enterprises are based on the breast milk model for research and development and production, and milk powder production to increase the proportion of unsaturated fatty acids, it is necessary to add vegetable oil, in order to enhance the taste to avoid the flavor of vegetable oil, vegetable oil needs to be refined into tasteless. In this process, chloropropylene glycol and glycidyl esters are produced. It's just the amount of content. In breast milk, there is also chloropropanediol.
According to the Hong Kong CFS, the EU standard referenced by the Council is the "Health Reference Value", which recommends a maximum daily intake for infants, and is not a regulatory standard for infant formula. In fact, the Codex Alimentarius Commission, the European Union, the United States, Canada, Australia, New Zealand, Singapore and other places have not developed regulatory standards for chloropropanediol and chloropropylene glycol fatty acid ester in infant formula. The CFS said that with the relevant reference values of the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations and the WHO Expert Committee, all milk powder did not exceed the standard, so the public can rest assured that the recommended portion of milk powder is given to infants.
Cover news reporter Mu Qi
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