What is a plasticizer?

plasticizer is known in Taiwan, the mainland is called plasticizers. Plasticizer is an industrial additive, there are more than 100 different kinds products, which are the most common used DEHP phthalic acid ester compounds. DEHP is widely used in toys, food packaging products, medical bags and hose, agricultural film, wallpaper, detergents, lubricants, cosmetics packaging, hair spray, products, it mainly include: the effect of increasing the ductility of raw materials such as plastic, rubber, flexibility; Fixed, release the fragrance of cosmetics, washing products, increase the luster. DEHP easy migration from products to the natural environment, was known as the 'environmental hormone', now have realized the harm of human body include: may affect the function of the reproductive system; May affect the fetus and infant hormone secretion, leading to a boy's sexual developmental delays, girls precocious puberty; May increase the risk of cardiovascular disease. In addition, experiments on animals can produce carcinogenic reaction. The cloud agent is also known in Taiwan, the mainland is called emulsifier. In the modern food industry, the cloud is a legitimate food additives, made up of palm oil. The cloud agent can reduce the tension of oil and water, make stable oils evenly in the water, water-based material uniformly stable in oil, make solid food fluffy and soft, uniform liquid, liquid food crystallization, precipitation. Taiwan yu spices up cloud agent company with cheap but poisonous DEHP instead of palm oil, to seek exorbitant profits; And food production enterprise also covet yu spices up clouds of the agent company quality low price, small dosage, obvious effects, widely used in food production, hence lead to spread to Taiwan, Hong Kong, Macao and mainland plasticizer event. At present, Taiwan area polluted by plasticizer released the problem of enterprise and its related product list update in round round, relating to the product category in the waves, the state ministry of health, quality supervision, inspection and quarantine, food safety has been used in a variety of batches, produced in Taiwan food, health care products, medicine and even tested in the alcohol composition of plasticizer, illegal food additives problem again with extreme trick breakdown of the social moral bottom line. Following Revelations of plasticizer event, the national related departments have taken active measures to cope with, including: the DEHP and other 17 kinds of phthalic acid ester compounds in the food may be illegal to add non-food substances and the abuse of food additives list '. The ban on purchasing and using products list at any time. Recall, storage, and destruction of defective products; Track problem product. At the same time, supervise and guide the domestic food, food additives, health care products, pharmaceutical production enterprises, sales enterprises and catering service enterprises comprehensive check purchase channels, thorough screening problem product hazards; Increase the intensity of spot check, do not check list self-checking, in accordance with the requirements in production, management and use of products seriously; Expand the scope of monitoring and sampling, sampling species; On illegal enterprises responsible shall be investigated for criminal responsibility according to law. With the Taiwan region plasticizer were illegally added to food of evil deeds, human is more widely in our daily life contact plasticizer, especially the extensive use of plastic containers, plastic wrap, plastic bottles, while fully enjoy convenient and quick, also has gradually been known for its potential hazardous. The world health organization (who) will be the body of the plasticizer 'tolerable daily intake' limited to 0 per kilogram. 025 mg, that is to say, a 60 kg adult life 1 per day. 5 mg and below is safe. Medical experiments results show that the body of plasticizer within 24 to 48 hours can be metabolism. In June 2009 in our country to implement GB9685-1 2008 the food containers and packaging materials used additives health standard ', the provisions of the food containers and packaging materials by the use of the additive principle, allows the use of additives varieties, using range, maximum usage, also states the specific migration amount, maximum residue such as restrictive requirements. This standard covers all the food containers and packaging materials in the production, management and use of additives, including: packaging products, cheng fang food, coating that come in direct contact with food, food production and management in the process of contact with the food machinery, piping, conveyor belts, containers, utensils, tableware, etc. In recent years, our country banned ultra-thin plastic bags, ban added bisphenol A in baby bottles, it is based on the understanding of plasticizer and other industrial additive hazards. The plasticizer event to remind the general public, also in daily life to use less plastic food containers holding hot food, greasy food, using high quality stainless steel, glass and ceramic containers; Choose not to add plasticizer PE material food plastic wrap; To avoid the plastic wrap and food with high temperature heating.