Poison Triggers Cancer Found in Chinese in 2 Milk Product

News Health Articles - Poison Triggers Cancer Found in Two Dairy Products in China. Milk contaminated with the bacteria is often the case, in the last year are found in several countries. But what happened recently, is no longer the bacteria that contaminate two dairy products in China, but cancer-causing toxins.

Food control agencies in China recently conduct an examination of 200 dairy products and derivatives, taken at random in 21 provinces. The results show, 2 products including artificial Mengniu Group, which is quite popular in China tested positive for aflatoxin.



Accepted standards say, aflatoxin contamination is allowed is 0.5 meg in 1 kg of milk packaging. But in the examination, Mengniu milk samples found to contain aflatoxin above the standard to 1.2 mcg / kg.

Not all dairy products contain toxic Mengnui, but only 250 ml whole milk packaging of batches produced on December 18, 2011. The milk producers also said that the batch has been withdrawn from the market and has been destroyed.

Aflatoxin is a poison that is categorized as carcinogenic or cancer-promoting. World Health Organization (WHO) even classify it as a class 1 carcinogen, which means very deadly than the class of carcinogens from another class.

"Experiments on animals show a strong carcinogenic effect, if found in foods can trigger the growth of liver cancer," said Prof. Fan Zhihong, a nutrition expert from the China Agricultural University, as quoted from Chinadaily, Wednesday (28/12/2011).

Prof. Fan added, aflatoxin can accumulate or accumulate in the body and are not damaged by heating. Temperature of 300 degrees Celsius which is used in pasteurization (sterilization methods Whole milk) are not even enough to ruin the whole compound.

Mengnui Group spokesman, Lu Jianjun has delivered an apology in the local media-related cases. He also guarantee, the product of another batch is examined and the results of all dairy products are still on the market already meet the standards.

"Mengniu have now all the products on the market are safe to eat," Lu said without elaborating further the cause of aflatoxin contamination that occurred in the case.

Contamination of carcinogenic compounds in milk is not just this time discovered, early in 2009 a similar case had occurred in China. Shortly afterwards. contamination of industrial chemicals that also trigger cancer that is also found melamine in some Chinese-made milk.