Food safety incidents in Taiwan
The principal food safety incident in Taiwan was over the use of the plasticizer DEHP to replace palm oil in food and drinks as a clouding agent. [1] [2] The chemical agent has been linked to developmental problems with children as it affects hormones. [3] The food affected includes beverages, fruit juices, bread, sports drinks, tea, and jam. [4]
Plasticizer incident and its health effects in Taiwan - PubMed
The May 23, 2011, plasticizer incident was one of the most serious food safety issues that ever occurred in Taiwan. Most, if not all, plasticizer-contaminated food items were due to malicious replacement of palm oil with phthalate plasticizer (s) in the cloudy-agent formulas by two upstream manufacturers.
A review on the response and management of the plasticizer
There are various categories of plasticizers [1]. Phthalic acid esters are the most widely used plasticizers and include di- (2-ethylhexyl) phthalate (DEHP), di-isononyl phthalate (DINP), di-isodecyl phthalate (DIDP), butyl benzyl phthalate (BBP), di-n-butyl phthalate (DBP), and diethyl phthalate (DEP).
Plasticizer incident and its health effects in Taiwan
In Taiwan, a plasticizer scandal occurred on 2011 when the Taiwan Food and Drug Administration detected plasticizers in a batch of probiotic ingredients, which led to revelations that...
Plasticizer event in Taiwan - ResearchGate
The Food and Drug Administration and the Ministry of Health and Welfare of Taiwan announced that five major food categories, including sport drinks, fruit beverages, tea drinks, fruit jams/jelly,...
- Are plasticizers causing food safety problems in Taiwan?
- The most well-known food safety incident in Taiwan was the use in 2011 of the plasticizer DEHP to replace palm oil in food and drinks as a clouding agent. The chemical agent affects hormones and has been linked to developmental problems in children. The foods affected includes beverages, fruit juices, bread, sports drinks, tea, and jam.
- What happened to plasticizers in Taiwan?
- The May 23, 2011, plasticizer incident was one of the most serious food safety issues that ever occurred in Taiwan. Most, if not all, plasticizer-contaminated food items were due to malicious replacement of palm oil with phthalate plasticizer (s) in the cloudy-agent formulas by two upstream manufacturers.
- Did Taiwan already have a high body burden of plasticizers?
- Because the study was initiated in 2004, the results also imply that the general population in Taiwan may have already had high body burden of plasticizers long before the 2011 plasticizer incident.
- Are plasticizers rescheduled in Taiwan?
- To reinforce source control of plasticizers, the Taiwan Environmental Protection Agency (TEPA) rescheduled some items of plasticizers from Class 4 to Class 1 (non-biodegradable or bioaccumulative) and Class 2 (carcinogenic, teratogenic or mutagenic) poisons on July 20, 2011.
- Why did the tfdA remove plasticizer contaminated food items from the market?
- On August 8, 2011, the TFDA announced that all the plasticizer-contaminated food items had been cleared from the market . In order to prevent contamination of plasticizer from reoccurring, the TFDA vowed to protect the general public with more inspection and constant risk assessment on food safety.
- Do plasticizer-tainted food items cause sex organ malformation?
- However, fear and panic spread among the general public as plasticizer-tainted food items were reported one after another. Pregnant women and parents with younger children were especially nervous for fear that their babies or kids might have been affected by the plasticizers and developed sex organ malformation.
