Unified and Wei Chuan milk containing contraceptives traced "toxic milk" renewed worries

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Lead: Taiwan's leading experts on the detection of a commercially available dairy fat-soluble substance analysis, we found the island's top three brands in Taiwan more than 60% of the total market share of Wei Chuan, unity, light spring, and its residual antibiotics in milk from both cow therapy drugs, including antidepressants, birth control pills, plasticizing agent, even with estrogen and other ingredients ...... So far, the dairy products 'toxic' event has more than with regard to 'toxic milk' worries once again become topic of concern ......

  

Following the 'instant noodles quality gate', the Taiwan media, and recently exposed, 'milk quality door.' Taiwan Business Week survey released on the 20th, 9 commercial dairy in Taiwan for fat-soluble substance analysis found Total market share of more than 60% of Taiwan's Wei Chuan, unity, light spring, which are antibiotic residues in milk from cows and other therapeutic drugs, including antidepressants, birth control pills, plasticizing agent, even with estrogen and other ingredients . Uni mainland official said yesterday, unified brand sales in mainland China does not produce dairy.

 

Dairy inclusive of antibiotics was seized

 

Taiwan Business Week recently reported that Taiwan testing authority, Ming Chuan University Associate Professor Chen Liangyu biotechnology, in November 12th 5 models for commercial milk brands include: Unification of Mizuho, ​​Wei Chuan, light spring and frankincense family of fat-soluble substances were analyzed. Another test four models including unified Mizuho flavored milk brand, Wei Chuan, more than Fido and light spring, antibiotic metabolites were detected pyrimidine nitrogen, analyzing residues of antibiotics, anesthetics from cow therapy with pesticides.

 

In addition, 9 were found to trace dairy plasticizing agent. Unity Mizuho chocolate flavored milk and whole milk with artificial light spring with contraceptive estrogen metabolites than Fido tested antidepressant and analgesic drug metabolites chlorine Mipam that there is a unified whole milk Dr.Milker very antidepressant and analgesic drug metabolites to hydroxide Changchun Man Ting.

 

According to reports, the sample is determined by the Assistant to the President Chain Store Chen Liangyu commercially popular pick of the 5 and 4 milk flavored milk. Analysis showed that all samples are inclusive of antibiotics, plasticizers, unity and light spring products were found artificial contraceptives containing estrogen metabolites. Experts say the long-term intake of these drugs may trigger allergies and increase the burden of liver and kidney, and the extent of child victims are adults 5-10 times.

 

According to reports, unified enterprise, Wei Chuan Foods etc, said the company products are antibiotics, sulfonamides, antibiotics and other projects detect, identify qualified, will put into production, the report made by the relevant pharmaceutical residues are not legal animal drugs, Government currently has no standard test methods announcement.

 

Unity, Wei Chuan respond

 

Wei Chuan PR Executive Wengzhao You said nothing of note on the matter, it takes time to go in-depth understanding of canonical unity spokesman James Chung said that the report on the inspection of antibiotics, plasticizers, estrogen, tranquilizers and other ingredients because Africa and Taiwan legal drugs, so there is no standard method can be tested at the same time, unified enterprise responsible person yesterday on the mainland Beijing News said that for the continent, there is no such problem, the current market is not unified production enterprises in the mainland and sales of dairy products.

 

Hangzhou Wei Chuan said in a statement on this, when raw milk into the plant, the company after antibiotics, pesticide residues, animal residues, hormones, and other items of testing, inspection before use and all products strictly in accordance with national regulations require inspection, testing after passing the factory. inspection departments of the company on a regular basis for sampling raw milk and finished products, test results were satisfactory.

 

It is understood that long-term use of antibiotics residues in animals to drink milk, may induce allergic reactions and other symptoms.

 

Extent of child victims of adult 5-10 times

 

'If children have long-term consumption of narcotic and psychotropic stabilizer residues in milk and may affect brain function, drowsiness, thereby affecting the ability to learn, of course, adults may also have a similar effect.' Chang Gung Memorial Hospital Nephrology physician Yanzong Hai said that long-term use of antibiotics residues in animals to drink milk, may induce allergic reactions such as urticaria and other skin long. 'We still worry that long-term low-dose intake, will increase the burden on the liver and kidney, particularly special experience ethnic groups, such as patients with liver and kidney dysfunction, young children or the elderly the most obvious. 'In addition, three, five year old child, weighing only adult tenth, fifth, they drink with the same dose of adult drugs, illegal drug residues in the child's body, the impact of an adult 5 to 10 times.

 

Unified instant noodles containing heavy metals have been traced

 

Taiwan media << >> Today Weekly November 13 reported that were conducted in October and November this year, a variety of noodles oil inspection found oil in the presence of copper, lead, arsenic, mercury and other heavy metals.

 

Inspection of products, including Taiwanese favorite 'peacekeeping force noodles sauce pot,' from Carrefour procurement 'Master spicy beef noodles', unified meat smell of urine and South Korea Shim, etc. Among the old altar pickled beef sauce unified package The highest amount of copper and lead, arsenic highest was Korea Shim.

 

State Food and Drug Administration on Nov. 20 news release, recently on the 'Master', 'unity' and other domestic brands of instant noodles seasoning packet sampling seven shows, lead, arsenic and other heavy metals consistent with national food safety standards are not exceeded.

 

'Toxic milk' incident has not only together ......

 

Sanlu milk powder melamine

 

The 'toxic milk' officially entered the horizon is in the 2008 Sanlu milk powder incident. Analysis by clinical experts, infants contain high concentrations of melamine ingestion of contaminated milk powder, can cause urinary tract disorders. Sanlu milk powder incident , mainly containing melamine tainted milk, mainly vendors in order to increase its nitrogen content, the protein content is detected its hazards mainly two things: first, the protein was replaced by melamine, milk does not give children proper nutrition, second, melamine may not reach fully developed child has a great influence metabolic functions, such as urinary calculi.

 

Abbott botulinum

 

In August the exposure of Abbott, is contaminated by Clostridium botulinum, China Agricultural University, Food Science and Nutritional Engineering, Associate Professor Zhu Yi said that Botox itself does not pose a threat to humans, but there may be meat produced in an anaerobic environment TOXINS, this is the killer, and botulinum toxin can block the nerve endings secrete acetylcholine, muscle paralysis. Professor Zhu Yi also said: 'This is botulinum contamination Zealand whey protein concentrate powder, so that we think of botulinum the real face of pathogenic toxin botulinum main bully infants less than 1 year of age, the baby's gut microflora barrier has not yet fully formed, normal flora strong enough, so if the botulinum spores into the baby's intestines After that, it could take root breeding, releasing toxins, toxins into the blood may cause the child after nerve spasm or paralysis symptoms of poisoning. '

 

Fonterra dicyandiamide

 

Early this year, the exposure of the world's largest dairy exporter of New Zealand dairy products were found to contain low amounts of dicyandiamide, as the world's largest dairy processing enterprises in New Zealand Fonterra Group is among someone's business. Reported that the reason was detected containing dicyandiamide (English DCD), New Zealand farmers generally use in pastures DCD, the purpose is to prevent harmful nitrate fertilizer byproducts into rivers or lakes.

 

Dicyandiamide, also known as the two melamine, is a white prismatic crystalline powder, used for the production of melamine in raw materials and pharmaceutical and dye intermediates. Experiments show that melamine mainly on the bladder and kidneys, and cause animal bladder inflammation, bladder stones, kidney inflammation.

 

For the dairy detectable residues event dicyandiamide, New Zealand Department of Primary Industries said in a statement that this detected dicyandiamide 'toxic than table salt is lower,' people without excessive tension. Dairy analyst Song Liang introduced, although the two melamine are not relevant in the international limits, but 'two is not difficult to detect melamine', which is the raw material for manufacturing melamine, harmful content reaches much remains to be studied. Consumer Economic Research Institute of the Ministry of Commerce Ministry Zhao Ping, deputy director of the view that New Zealand primary products related internal disable dicyandiamide, the most important considerations may dicyandiamide itself is not there more potential risks. according to current medical knowledge of people, people think dicyandiamide content of trace does not cause much harm to the human body, and even claimed will not cause harm to human health, but it is a potential threat and danger Maybe some people do not know, so this move mainly in New Zealand in order to avoid potential threat generation, so Related Products for dicyandiamide may further analysis and evaluation to see if it's the risk in the end how much, and then further liberalized market.

 

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