Ministry of Health: whether plasticizers affect health depends on intake

The relevant person in charge of the Ministry of Health recently pointed out that the Ministry of Health has included phthalate esters as a “black list” of non-edible substances that may be used for food, and clarified the corresponding detection methods.

At present, the Ministry of Health has organized provincial CDCs to carry out emergency monitoring of phthalate esters in food, and has expanded the scope of collected data for risk assessment.

Plasticizers are known as plasticizers in mainland China and can be added to plastic polymers to increase the plasticity of plastics. There are more than 100 types of plasticizers. The illicit companies in Taiwan are adding phthalates, which are common plasticizers, including di(2-ethylhexyl) phthalate (DEHP) and diisophthalate. Ester (DINP) and so on.

The person in charge of the Ministry of Health pointed out that plasticizers are widely used in food packaging, medical and health products, paints and other industrial products. There are also traces of phthalate esters such as DEHP in the environment and drinking water. Usually, The daily exposure of the population is extremely low, and there is no significant impact on human health. However, some phthalates have an endocrine disrupting effect, and long-term ingestion will affect reproduction and development. There is no evidence that phthalates are carcinogenic to humans.

The health effects of phthalates such as DEHP depend on their intake. For adults weighing 60 kilograms, the World Health Organization, the U.S. Food and Drug Administration and the European Union believe that DEHP with a daily intake of 1.5, 2.4, and 3.0 mg per person per day is safe. DINP is even less toxic, and it is safe even if it ingests 9.0 mg daily.

Foods also have traces of plasticizers that migrate from packaging materials to food during storage, but the amount of qualified plastic packaging material should not exceed the relevant standards. China's "Hygienic Standards for the Use of Additives for Food Containers and Packaging Materials" (GB9685) strictly stipulates that the migration of DEHP from food packaging materials to food is 1.5 mg/kg, and the DINP is 9 mg/kg, which is consistent with the regulations of developed countries in the world. .

People's Daily Online, Beijing, June 6 (Reporter Zuo Ya) The General Administration of Quality Supervision, Inspection and Quarantine (AQSIQ) updated the list of enterprises and related products that have been affected by plasticizer pollution in Taiwan. The newly added companies include Yangsheng Enterprise Co., Ltd., Dongjia Yongye Co., Ltd., and Zhongtian Biotechnology Co., Ltd. and Bailiang International Development Co., Ltd., which are entrusted by Yi Teng Medical Devices Co., Ltd. to manufacture Yichang Elemental Capsules. At present, the list of companies involved has increased to 282, involving 945 products. According to regulations, these products are currently suspended from import.

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