Crackdown on leather protein in milk
By Wang Qingchu |
February 19, 2011, Saturday
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A CRACKDOWN on the illegal use of additives in milk products has been ordered by China's quality watchdog.
The General Administration of Quality Supervision, Inspection and Quarantine issued instructions to its local branches yesterday in response to public concern over products containing protein extracted from leather.
Recent media reports highlighted the problem of milk products tainted by hydrolyzed leather protein and the administration has increased scrutiny in a bid to stamp out the practice, said an administration spokesman.
No cases have been detected in Shanghai so far, but the city's quality agency said that it was soon to launch a citywide market inspection.
Protein extracted from leather scraps or animal fur was found in milk products in 2005 as producers attempted to raise the protein level of milk products. Long-term consumption of these tainted products could result in heavy metal poisoning, bone loss or even death, officials said.
The national food safety authority banned the use of hydrolyzed leather protein in food processing in February 2009. The Ministry of Health and the state quality watchdog issued a joint notice to check for traces of the substance in a nationwide crackdown in March 2009.
The Ministry of Agriculture said on Thursday that no milk products containing protein extracted from leather had been found in the market and spot checks showed dairy products met quality standards last year.
Spot checks on 7,406 batches of fresh milk last year were all free of industrial chemical melamine and leather protein, said the ministry.
The ministry denied earlier reports that products tainted by hydrolyzed leather protein had again seeped onto the market, saying it had not found any such products.
The General Administration of Quality Supervision, Inspection and Quarantine issued instructions to its local branches yesterday in response to public concern over products containing protein extracted from leather.
Recent media reports highlighted the problem of milk products tainted by hydrolyzed leather protein and the administration has increased scrutiny in a bid to stamp out the practice, said an administration spokesman.
No cases have been detected in Shanghai so far, but the city's quality agency said that it was soon to launch a citywide market inspection.
Protein extracted from leather scraps or animal fur was found in milk products in 2005 as producers attempted to raise the protein level of milk products. Long-term consumption of these tainted products could result in heavy metal poisoning, bone loss or even death, officials said.
The national food safety authority banned the use of hydrolyzed leather protein in food processing in February 2009. The Ministry of Health and the state quality watchdog issued a joint notice to check for traces of the substance in a nationwide crackdown in March 2009.
The Ministry of Agriculture said on Thursday that no milk products containing protein extracted from leather had been found in the market and spot checks showed dairy products met quality standards last year.
Spot checks on 7,406 batches of fresh milk last year were all free of industrial chemical melamine and leather protein, said the ministry.
The ministry denied earlier reports that products tainted by hydrolyzed leather protein had again seeped onto the market, saying it had not found any such products.
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