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Hong Kong "Apple" reported that the Consumer Council of Hong Kong tested 15 types of infant formula milk powder on the market and found that all milk powder contained the contaminant 3-monochloropropanediol (3-MCPD). The study pointed out that this contaminant would damage kidney function and affect male reproduction System, and its fatty acid ester (3-MCPDE) form and glycidyl ester (GE) in milk powder, after intestinal hydrolysis, will release toxic substances.

The Hong Kong Center for Food Safety responded that the EU standards referred to by the Consumer Council are not statutory standards, but the recommended daily intake limit. The center believes that according to the reference values of the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations and the WHO Expert Committee, the content of 3-monochloropropanediol in all samples does not exceed the standard, and it appeals to parents to rest assured that the recommended amount of milk powder can be consumed by infants.

The detected levels of 3-monochloropropanediol in these 15 milk powders ranged from 13 to 120 micrograms per kilogram. According to the standards set by the European Food Safety Agency, the maximum allowable daily intake was 17.2 micrograms.

According to Tan Fengyi, chairperson of the Consumer Council’s research and testing group, 3-monochloropropanediol is a pollutant. According to international research, excessive intake of pollutants can damage the kidneys, and babies will also bear higher health risks. Taking the milk powder with the highest amount of excess, as long as the recommended amount is fed to the baby, it will exceed the standard


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