Recently taiwan tainted juice, something like china tainted milk powder.
| 8 more DEHP-tainted juices found in Taiwan | ||
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| TAIWAN - The Shihlin District Prosecutors Office yesterday discovered eight more juice products contaminated with toxic plasticizer DEHP from Jin Guoo Wang Food Co., a downstream factory of Yu Shen Chemical Co., the company that produced a clouding agent containing DEHP. The prosecutors also discovered that the contaminated juice products have already been distributed to 19 beverage sellers. So what is DEHP??? Bis(2-ethylhexyl)phthalate, commonly abbreviated DEHP, is an organic compound with the formula C6H4(C8H17COO)2. It is sometimes called dioctyl phthalate and abbreviated DOP. It is the most important "phthalate," being the diester of phthalic acid and the branched-chain 2-ethylhexanol. This colourless viscous liquid is soluble in oil, but not in water. It possesses good plasticizing properties. Effects on living organismsSmaller penis size and other feminizing linksDEHP metabolites measured from the blood of pregnant women have been significantly associated with the decreased penis width, shorter anogenital distance, and the incomplete descent of testes of their newborn sons, replicating effects identified in animals.[7] Approximately 25% of US women have phthalate levels similar to those in the study.[7] ObesityA study on CDC data published in Environmental Health Perspectives (EHP), revealed that American men with abdominal obesity or insulin resistance (a precursor to diabetes) were more likely to have high levels of DEHP and DBP metabolites in their urine than men without those problems.[8]ToxicityThe acute toxicity of DEHP is 30g/kg in rats (oral) and 24g/kg in rabbits (dermal).[1] Concerns instead focus on its potential as an endocrine disruptor. Some countries have banned DEHP from toys; see phthalate for legal status.CardiotoxicityA clinically relevant dose and duration of exposure to DEHP has been shown to have a significant impact on the behavior of cardiac cells in culture. This includes an uncoupling effect that leads to irregular rhythms in vitro. This is observed in conjunction with a significant decrease in the amount of gap junctional connexin proteins in cardiomyocytes treated with DEHP.[9][10]Source: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bis%282-ethylhexyl%29_phthalate |