Incidents of major food adulteration in Taiwan between 2011 and 2015

Peng, Guan-Jhih; Chang, Mei-Hua; Fang, Mingchih; Liao, Chia-Ding; Tsai, Cheng-Fa; Tseng, Sheng-Hong; Kao, Ya-Min; Chou, Hsiu-Kuan; Cheng, Hwei‐Fang

doi:10.1016/j.foodcont.2016.07.043

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“…Nine of the full-text articles included in this review reported that food adulteration is a major public health risk associated with food safety issues in the food market. Chemicals, items which are not the genuine component of foods, poor-quality products, and physical or inert agents are the commonest adulterants added [47,[49][50][51][52][53][54][55][56]. Food adulteration involves intentional or unintentional addition of useless, harmful, unnecessary chemical, physical, and biological agents to food which decreases the quality of food.…”

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“…Peng G-J, et al, 2017 [54] Taiwan Research article This study outlines the major cases of food adulteration that occurred in Taiwan between 2011 and 2015, including the adulteration of food additives with plasticizers, starch products with maleic anhydride, olive oil with copper chlorophyll, lard with recycled cooking oil, and processed soymilk curd with dimethyl/diethyl yellow.…”

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Public health risks related to food safety issues in the food market: a systematic literature review

Gizaw

2019

Environ Health Prev Med

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Background: Food safety in the food market is one of the key areas of focus in public health, because it affects people of every age, race, gender, and income level around the world. The local and international food marketing continues to have significant impacts on food safety and health of the public. Food supply chains now cross multiple national borders which increase the internationalization of health risks. This systematic review of literature was, therefore, conducted to identify common public health risks related to food safety issues in the food market. Methods: All published and unpublished quantitative, qualitative, and mixed method studies were searched from electronic databases using a three step searching. Analytical framework was developed using the PICo (population, phenomena of interest, and context) method. The methodological quality of the included studies was assessed using mixed methods appraisal tool (MMAT) version 2018. The included full-text articles were qualitatively analyzed using emergent thematic analysis approach to identify key concepts and coded them into related non-mutually exclusive themes. We then synthesized each theme by comparing the discussion and conclusion of the included articles. Emergent themes were identified based on meticulous and systematic reading. Coding and interpreting the data were refined during analysis.Results: The analysis of 81 full-text articles resulted in seven common public health risks related with food safety in the food market. Microbial contamination of foods, chemical contamination of foods, food adulteration, misuse of food additives, mislabeling, genetically modified foods (GM foods), and outdated foods or foods past their use-by dates were the identified food safety-related public health risks in the food market. Conclusion: This systematic literature review identified common food safety-related public health risks in the food market. The results imply that the local and international food marketing continues to have significant impacts on health of the public. The food market increases internationalization of health risks as the food supply chains cross multiple national borders. Therefore, effective national risk-based food control systems are essential to protect the health and safety of the public. Countries need also assure the safety and quality of their foods entering international trade and ensure that imported foods conform to national requirements.

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Public health risks related to food safety issues in the food market: a systematic literature review

Gizaw

2019

Environ Health Prev Med

199

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“…Peng et al. () reported the main food fraud and adulteration events and their consequences occurring in Taiwan between 2011 and 2015. In the United States, the Peanut Corp. of America (PCA) shipped peanut products known to be contaminated with Salmonella.…”

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“…Zhang and Xue (2016) conducted an aggregated analysis on economically motivated food frauds and adulterations in China based on 1,553 media reports on food safety scandals and concerns. Peng et al (2017) reported the main food fraud and adulteration events and their consequences occurring in Taiwan between 2011 and 2015. In the United States, the Peanut Corp. of America (PCA) shipped peanut products known to be contaminated with Salmonella.…”

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Economically Motivated Food Fraud and Adulteration in Brazil: Incidents and Alternatives to Minimize Occurrence

Tibola

Silva

Dossa

et al. 2018

Journal of Food Science

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“…Illegal chemical additives, which are intentionally added to the starch during the manufacturing process, are a potential contaminant source that threatens the health of the general public. In 2013, abusive use of maleic anhydride (MAN) was found in production of the modified starch in Taiwan to improve chewiness, glutinosity, and water retention of the related food products [1] . The MAN is an industrial material that is produced mainly for coating and polymer applications, and it is an indirect food additive approved by the U.S. FDA that can be used as packaging materials in contact with food.…”

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Inspection of maleic anhydride in starch powder using line-scan hyperspectral Raman chemical imaging technique

Qin

Kim

Chao

et al. 2018

International Journal of Agricultural and Biological Engineering

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Excessive use of maleic anhydride (MAN) in starch production is potentially harmful for consumers' health. This study presents a macro-scale Raman chemical imaging method for detection and quantification of MAN particles mixed in starch powder. MAN was mixed into corn starch at eight concentration levels from 50 ppm to 6400 ppm (w/w). Each mixture was put in a sample holder with a 150 mm×100 mm area and a 2 mm depth to create a large surface and a thin layer of the powdery sample for inspection. A 30 W 785 nm line laser was projected on the sample surface, from which hyperspectral images were obtained by a line-scan Raman imaging system with a spatial resolution of 0.2 mm. Fluorescence signals generated by laser-sample interactions were eliminated by a mathematical baseline correction method. A unique Raman peak was selected at 1839 cm -1 for the MAN detection, at which single-band fluorescence-corrected images were extracted from the mixture of each concentration and used to generate chemical images for MAN detection and mapping. The MAN detection limit was estimated at 100 ppm based on the Raman imaging measurement results. Pixel concentrations of the MAN in the chemical images were found linearly correlated with mass concentrations of the MAN particles in the starch powder, suggesting the Raman chemical imaging method has the potential for quantitative detection of the MAN in the starch-MAN mixtures.

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Incidents of major food adulteration in Taiwan between 2011 and 2015

Cited by 67 publications

References 46 publications

Public health risks related to food safety issues in the food market: a systematic literature review

Public health risks related to food safety issues in the food market: a systematic literature review

Economically Motivated Food Fraud and Adulteration in Brazil: Incidents and Alternatives to Minimize Occurrence

Inspection of maleic anhydride in starch powder using line-scan hyperspectral Raman chemical imaging technique

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