Kritafo
12-11-2008, 08:16 AM
OTTAWA — Canada will adopt the recommendations stemming from recent
World Health Organization meetings on the toxic effects of melamine
and cyanuric acid, Health Minister Leona Aglukkaq announced Wednesday.
She said in adopting the WHO recommendations, Canada is a world leader
in addressing the health impacts of melamine contamination in food.
"The health and safety of Canadians is important for our government
and we are taking very seriously the concerns being raised by parents
about the potential for melamine in infant formulas," Aglukkaq said in
a release.
Scientists said in a statement Friday that the tolerable level has
been established at 0.2 milligrams of melamine per kilogram of body
weight.
That means a 110-pound person could tolerate 10 milligrams of melamine
per day.
The WHO also stressed it has not set a safe level for melamine, a
contaminant that should not be in food but sometimes is unavoidable.
It said the tolerable level indicates the amount a person can consume
without higher health risk.
World Health Organization meetings on the toxic effects of melamine
and cyanuric acid, Health Minister Leona Aglukkaq announced Wednesday.
She said in adopting the WHO recommendations, Canada is a world leader
in addressing the health impacts of melamine contamination in food.
"The health and safety of Canadians is important for our government
and we are taking very seriously the concerns being raised by parents
about the potential for melamine in infant formulas," Aglukkaq said in
a release.
Scientists said in a statement Friday that the tolerable level has
been established at 0.2 milligrams of melamine per kilogram of body
weight.
That means a 110-pound person could tolerate 10 milligrams of melamine
per day.
The WHO also stressed it has not set a safe level for melamine, a
contaminant that should not be in food but sometimes is unavoidable.
It said the tolerable level indicates the amount a person can consume
without higher health risk.