除了嬰兒專用的食品之外,由這一段的說明,FDA認為2.5ppm這個標準,已經可以排除各種可能的情況對身體造成的傷害。In food products other than infant formula, the FDA concludes that levels of melamine and melamine-related compounds below 2.5 parts per million (ppm) do not raise concerns. This conclusion assumes a worst case exposure scenario in which 50% of the diet is contaminated at this level, and applies a 10-fold safety factor to the Tolerable Daily Intake (TDI) to account for any uncertainties. The TDI is an estimate of the maximum amount of an agent to which an individual could be exposed on a daily basis over the course of a lifetime without an appreciable health risk.
然而目前對於嬰兒專用的食品,還沒有辦法有一個標準來判斷,什麼樣的標準可以確保安全無虞。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.
由此,我覺得可以建議衛生署這樣做:
1. 一般的食品檢驗,採取2.5ppm為檢測標準,這樣就可以用大部分檢驗部門現有的儀器檢測。
2. 針對嬰兒食品,則應該採用最嚴格的標準,用目前台灣最好的、靈敏度最高的設備來檢驗。然後規定不得驗出~ 或者最好是,規定製作嬰兒食品,其成分產地,不得有大陸來源的原料。
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