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    Can melamine be used as food additive

    • Last Update: 2017-01-28
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    Introduction: we all know that melamine is toxic Can melamine be used as a food additive? Baibai safety net will introduce you Melamine (English: melanine) (chemical formula: c3n3 (NH2) 3), commonly known as melamine and protein concentrate, IUPAC is named as "1,3,5-triazine-2,4,6-triamine", which is a triazine nitrogen-containing heterocyclic organic compound and used as chemical raw materials Can melamine be used as a food additive? Is melamine really harmful? Baibai safety net will introduce it to you Melamine is a white monoclinic crystal, almost tasteless, slightly soluble in water (3.1g / L normal temperature), soluble in methanol, formaldehyde, acetic acid, hot glycol, glycerin, pyridine, etc., insoluble in acetone, ether, harmful to the body, not used in food processing or food additives Melamine is considered to be slightly toxic, with a lethal dose of more than 3 g / kg body weight in rats According to an experiment in 1945, no obvious poisoning was observed after feeding large doses of melamine to rats, rabbits and dogs Long term intake of melamine can cause reproductive and urinary system damage, bladder and kidney stones, and further induce bladder cancer The third volume of the international chemical safety manual and the international chemical safety card, jointly compiled by the international chemical safety programme and the European Commission in 1994, only show that the long-term or repeated large amount of melamine intake may have an impact on the kidney and bladder, resulting in stone formation However, according to the preliminary investigation of pet food pollution in 2007 in the United States, wheat protein flour mixed with melamine ≤ 6.6% is the cause of pet food poisoning, which marks the conclusion that the toxicity is slight But for the sake of safety, the food utensils made of melamine are generally marked "can't be put into microwave oven" There have been reports in China that melamine in Sanlu milk powder exceeds the standard, causing harm to many children Therefore, there are provisions for the addition of food additives For safety, we can prepare a food safety detector, which will better detect whether it is safe to eat food To learn more about food additives, please go to Baibai safety net Editor in charge: he xianrob
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