UPDATED March 18 2018 : The EDGE Markets: The problems with palm oil - 3-MCPDE (Possible Carcinogen in Palm Oil)
This article first appeared in The Edge Malaysia Weekly, on March 5, 2018 - March 11, 2018.
WHILE the European Parliament’s plan to phase out palm oil from member states’ consumption of bio-fuel by 2021 is dominating headlines, a bigger threat to the industry is the issue of food safety.
The presence of 3MCPDE (3-Monochloropropane-1, 2-diol esters) and GE (Glycidyl esters) in refined vegetable oils, including palm oil, could become a bigger headache for the industry if it is not addressed effectively. Two compounds in particular — 3-MCPD and glycidol — pose health risks to humans as they could be carcinogenic.
Note:
See also TPC testing report 2011.
UPDATES March 18, 2018: Process contaminants in vegetable oils and foods (Q&A) 18 May 2015
What are process contaminants?
WHILE the European Parliament’s plan to phase out palm oil from member states’ consumption of bio-fuel by 2021 is dominating headlines, a bigger threat to the industry is the issue of food safety.
The presence of 3MCPDE (3-Monochloropropane-1, 2-diol esters) and GE (Glycidyl esters) in refined vegetable oils, including palm oil, could become a bigger headache for the industry if it is not addressed effectively. Two compounds in particular — 3-MCPD and glycidol — pose health risks to humans as they could be carcinogenic.
Note:
See also TPC testing report 2011.
UPDATES March 18, 2018: Process contaminants in vegetable oils and foods (Q&A) 18 May 2015
What are process contaminants?
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