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fao calls for tighter scrutiny of infant formula markets
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infant formula manufacturers need to invest further in safety controls in order to regain public confidence after the chinese melamine scandal, fao has said. the melamine scandal has rocked consumer confidence in infant formula, and “restoring consumer confidence is critical,” said ezzeddine boutrif, director of the fao nutrition and consumer protection division. "melamine-contaminated products should be removed from the food chain in order to prevent further exposure. the safe supply of dairy products needs to be restored immediately,” said boutrif. food makers have speared opportunities in the market for milk formulas that meet the dietary needs of infants and counter-balance deficiency needs. the european infant formula market alone is estimated to be worth about €600m. but infant formula and baby milk have been in the spotlight for all the wrong reasons this week after it emerged that milk powder for infants was found to have been contaminated with melamine in china. the compound alone is of low toxicity, but studies with animals have suggested that combination of melamine with cyanuric acid, a potential impurity of melamine, may lead to the kidney problems observed in china. the level of melamine found in the contaminated infant formula has been as high as 2,560 milligrams per kilogram ready to eat product, while the level of cyanuric acid is unknown, according to figures provided by world health organization (who) and the un food and agriculture organization (fao). although investigations are still underway, it is thought that melamine was added at milk collection depots to mask the fact that it had been watered down by giving the appearance of a good protein content. (both melamine and protein have a high nitrogen content, and nitrogen is usually measured to establish protein levels). who and the fao called on all countries to be alert to the possible spread of melamine contaminated dairy products. and the responsibility extends to the food and nutrition industries, said the organizations. “it is critical that the industry strongly invests in food safety and adopts a food safety culture covering the food chain from raw materials through to the final product,” said boutrif. jorgen schlundt, director of the who food safety department, added: "while breastfeeding is the ideal way of providing infants with the nutrients they need for healthy growth and development - it is also critical to ensure that there is an adequate supply of safe powdered infant formula to meet the needs of infants who are not breastfed.” uk ’s pledge the uk’s food standards agency (fsa) confirmed that no baby milk manufactured in china can be sold legally in the uk. the agency also took steps to assure parents and caregivers that no milk or milk products imported from china can be used by manufacturers of baby milks sold in the uk. similar moves across the pond earlier this week the us food and drug administration (fda) issued a public warning that infant formula manufactured in china may not be safe because of concerns over melamine contamination. the administration advised that caregivers should refrain from using chinese-made formula and replace it with “an appropriate infant formula manufactured in the united states” .
Source :Food Ingredients Food Science - Additives, Flavours, Starch
Date :
26
September
2008
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the uk’s food standards agency is working on improving allergen labelling and control practices used by industry, with investigations set to kick off in november at an open meeting with researchers. the meeting, to be held in cambridge on 26 november, is the first step in the agency’s examination of how external factors may impact people’s allergic reactions to different foods.
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the uk’s food standards agency said yesterday it would investigate reports that milk from the offspring of a cloned cow has gone on sale in the country. an anonymous uk farmer told the international herald tribune he was producing milk from a cow bred from a clone as part of his daily milk output. the farmer requested anonymity for fear of buyers no longer taking his milk, the newspaper said. the eu said two years ago that there was “no clear evidence” of any difference in safety between products from cloned or conventionally-bred animals.
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reading scientific services ltd (rssl) has announced that it has validated new methods to test for the presence of fish and molluscs in food products. the company said with the addition of these new tests, it now has the capability to detect all 14 allergens that must be labelled if present in food products, under the provisions of eu council directive 2003/89/ec and its amendments; molluscs and lupin were added to list in 2007.
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the debate over products from cloned animals entering the european food chain will enter a new phase next week, as meps ask the commission searching questions about the welfare of cloned animals, ethics, and consumer information. the european commission has previously said that meat and milk from cloned animals are “expected to spread within the global food as early as 2010”, according to a parliament communiqué .
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the uk’s food standards agency is advising that infants are not given rice drinks as a replacement for cows’ milk, breast milk, or infant formula, following a new study that indicates potential to exceed maximum intake. last year a study published in the journal environmental pollution analysed samples from three brands of pure baby rice formulae from different manufacturers, and found inorganic arsenic levels to range from 0.
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e. coli in ground beef, melamine in infant formula, and salmonella in peanut butter - what is next? isn’t it about time the slices of the us food safety pie were taken back from the multiple federal agencies involved and surveillance placed under one roof? confidence in a system where 15 different agencies administer as many as 30 laws is ebbing with us politicians and food companies, following the recent salmonella scare linked to eight deaths, demanding an overhaul of how the sector is regulated.
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