FDA Issues Interim Safety and Risk Assessment of Melamine and Melamine-related Compounds in Food FDA暫時發佈三聚氰氨的安全跟危險評估 http://www.fda.gov/bbs/topics/NEWS/2008/NEW01895.html
What if high levels of melamine are detected in products?
FDA is testing bulk shipments of milk and milk-derived ingredients from China, finished food products from China made with milk or milk-derived ingredients, and finished food products from other countries that may contain milk or milk-derived ingredients from China. If FDA detects melamine above the levels of concern it will take appropriate action
FDA 的官員 Sundlof 跟媒體也講得很明白了,訂這個標準就是要抓大放小,因為考慮到食品製造過程可能的意外污染。怎麼抓? 就是達到顧慮程度才抓,而根據風險評估,目前這個程度就是 2.5 ppm。
"We are trying to identify products that have levels we are really concerned about, rather than trying to find the last molecule," said Sundlof.
The 2.5 parts-per-million standard is meant to address situations in which the chemical accidentally comes into contact with food. For example, plastic food processing equipment may have been made using melamine, and some of the chemical might find its way into food.
There is too much uncertainty to set a level in infant formula and rule out any public health concern. However, it is important to understand that this does not mean that any exposure to any detectable level of melamine and melamine–related compounds in formula will result in harm to infants.