Delimitation of melamine limit value

This reporter (Reporter Ye Longjie) April 20, the Ministry of Health, the Ministry of Agriculture, the State Administration for Industry and Commerce and other five departments jointly issued an announcement that the infant formula food melamine limit value of 1 mg / kg, other foods in the melamine limit The value is 2.5 mg/kg, and foods above the above limit must not be sold.

The announcement pointed out that melamine is not a food raw material, nor is it a food additive, and it is forbidden to add artificially to food. Those who artificially add melamine to food shall be legally investigated for liability. As a chemical raw material, melamine can be used for the production of plastics, coatings, adhesives, and food packaging materials. The data shows that melamine may enter the food from the environment, food packaging materials and other channels, and its content is very low.

It is reported that the establishment of the limit value is mainly based on the "Food Safety Law" and its implementation regulations, the implementation of the melamine interim regulatory limit value announcement in milk and dairy products, and the melamine food limit standard proposed by the Codex Alimentarius Commission.