According to Food Standards Agency new, milk from two dairy farms in Northern Ireland contain higher level of dioxin than legal limits. But the health risk from consuming contaminated milk and milk products is low if we compare pork and beef affected by feed contamination last year.
They regulate the dioxin content of the milk to [...]
In the meeting that performed by WHO (World Health Organization) in Canada, specialists determined the tolerable daily intake (TDI) limit of the melamine in contaminated milk and milk products. Determined limit is lower than limits defined by other food authorities.
WHO’s food safety director, Dr. Jorgen Schlundt, said that they had thought this new limit would [...]
Due to recent events in China, European Commission had wanted EFSA to publish scientific opinion about the possibility of melamine content of China origin milk and milk products.
Melamine is a chemical compound that is used in plastics, resin and binder. It is forbidden to use in animal feed and food.
At the end of the their [...]
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