連結：歐洲食品安全局重新修訂食品新興加工汙染物3-單氯丙二醇及其酯類之安全限量
歐洲食品安全局（European Food Safety Authority，EFSA）更新了2016年所提出的科學建議報告，將先前所訂的每日耐受攝取量（Tolerable daily intake，TDI）由0.8微克/公斤體重/天提升至2微克/公斤體重。歐洲食品安全局針對不同族群每日當中可能藉由食物的攝入量進行估算分析，結果顯示，一般攝食族群（不同年齡分層）皆低於新訂定的每日耐受攝取量；但10歲以下高攝食（前95%的高攝食量）的孩童（攝食量介於1.1~2.6微克/公斤體重）可能有暴露的風險。根據市售奶粉3-單氯丙二醇的分析濃度進行推算，一歲以下嬰兒若只以奶粉為單一飲食來源，其一般族群攝入量約為2.4微克/公斤體重，高攝食族群則為3.2微克/公斤體重，皆高於新訂定的安全限量。
連結：Revised safe intake for 3-MCPD in vegetable oils and food（EFSA）
The chemical 3-monochloropropane diol (3-MCPD) and related substances called 3-MCPD esters are food processing contaminants found in some processed foods and vegetable oils, mainly palm oil. 3-MCPD and its esters are formed unintentionally in these foods, in particular during oil refining processes.
EFSA’s expert panel on contaminants first assessed the potential risks of 3-MCPD in 2016 together with another food processing contaminant called glycidyl fatty acid esters (GE). EFSA concluded that GE are a concern for public health because they are genotoxic and carcinogenic, i.e. they can damage DNA and cause cancer.
The European Commission is finalising new EU legislation aimed at reducing GE levels in vegetable oils and food.
The current update is for 3-MCPD and its esters only and EFSA’s previous assessment of GE has not changed.