PORTFOLIO OF INFORMATION FOR A FOODBORNE HAZARD
Table of Content
Description of Hazard and the characteristics. 3
Overview of the various food safety incidents caused by the hazard. 5
Common factors in the incident 8
Introduction
Melamine is an organic-based nitrogenous rich compound based on which the manufacturing of the various cooking utensils are manufactured and also various plastic materials are formed. The melamine resin is durable and also they are heat resistant. It is organic-based and the virtually unbreakable characteristics of the materials are also taken into account. The making of the different products from the compound also leads to various food hazards. It is having a definitely easy to clean characteristics and also the substantial products are kept in control. They are also seen in the below-discussed study based on which a detailed discussion is produced. The study also synthesizes the different temperatures where they are developing food-related problems. The study highlights a case study on the basis of which it is evident that the organic material is also disastrous and also the impact of the same.
Description of Hazard and the characteristics
The organic compound which helps in the development of the various utensils required to serve food is seen to have a hazardous outcome as well. It is seen that from a case study that occurred in the year 2008 it is hypothetically considered to be a situation where several products can be taken into consideration related to the decisions of the priorities of the melamine contamination (Kwak et al. 2019). It is considered to be very effective based on the events that occurred and also the key issues which helped in the development of the hazards. Melamine is also a stable chemical that is produced in a variety of materials. It was seen to have a reduction in the metabolism rate. It has a coating of the resins and also the laminates are seen with the glues along with the coatings based on the flame retardants. It is a residual by-product which helps in the outbreak of low toxicity and also the renal failure (Zhu and Kannan, 2019). It is seen to have a beneficial effect as they are trying to have a concentrated version of it along with the impurities are removed. The nitrogenous values are also seen in the livestock along with the feedstuffs in the quantities which is taken into consideration. The short term exposure is also kept in control based on which the melamine is taken to be very effective in nature. The leading manufacture of the chemical is also seen to be an adulterant in food and also they are trying to have a specific industrial impact on the ingredients which is seen in the food.
The chemical is also illegally seen to be included in the various utensils and the production of the laminates is also taken into consideration. The molding of compounds and also the plasticity is maintained based on the primary products. It is assumed that it is high in nitrogen where they are trying to develop the source of contamination along with the apparent protein content of the food and also the measures in the different tests before it is produced (Zhu and Kannan, 2019).
It is to be also noted that based on the various tainted milk products where the chemical product is taken into instance the contamination level of the food processing ingredients are also taken into consideration. The chemical is also tested worldwide based on which it is seen that they are trying to develop at a faster pace and also the contamination of the product is ranged between 61 to 797 mg/kg. The food products which are served in the utensils of the melamine are considered to be very effective in nature as they are enhancing the levels at a rate of 6.6 mg/kg. The increased usage of melamine is also seen to be developing several kidney problems along with the development of kidney failure (Al Hamouz et al. 2017). It is seen to have a definite effect on the health issues along with the regular communications in the development of the nitrogen content. It can be very effective in the nature of melamine as the food can be contaminated in the different by-products along with the presence of the nitrogen contents present in the different melamine products. It is to keep a check on the toxicity which is seen to be developing at an fast pace and also the way the information is indicating low toxicity. The chemical alone is developing in the chemical alone and the leading manufacturer concentrating the byproduct to be a version of the impurities which is consisting. The potential toxicity which the chemical is producing is also seen in control and also the way it is affecting the melamine scrap (Amidi et al.2017).
The chemical is also harmful as it is developing the risk factor and also they are trying to implicate the leach into the food based on which the risk for the kidney stones and also it may lead to death. The different cookware and also the dry ease boards and also the paper products where the chemical is invariably having melamine which is having heat resistant characteristics (Bahreini et al.2017). It is also helping the amount to keep the acidic foods in control along with the higher levels of melanin are also seen to be developing at a faster pace and also the nonacidic ones are also they are trying to be the tolerable daily intake of the microwave materials as well. It is to be noted that based on the different components that they are trying to consume any kind of food is also seen to be effective as well as they are trying to make the samples before the consumption is also taken into account. Melamine also leads to high blood pressure along with irritability increased and also little to no amount urination (Zeilinger et al.2019). It is to be noted that based on the medical grounds the melamine should be stopped where the different incidents can be taken into action and also various case studies can be illustrated to be very effective.
Overview of the various food safety incidents caused by the hazard
There are various instances that show the uses of melamine in the food safety incidents as per the year of 2008 case study which is taken into account and also the different outbreaks was seen which helped to keep the key issues at a par (Ziarati et al. 2018). It was noted that In September of 2008, the spread of the Foodborne Toxicosis case from China was known to be affecting the young children with the involvement of the melamine contamination of infant formula within the food items and food partial being involved within the stomach of the young child. It is to be noted that the routine testing was done and also the quick identification was also done based on the various other products (Fung et al.2018). They were able to fully recall the ultimate pork products found in the problem was identified. The full problem was also seen to be having a definite problem and is also seen to be an issue where they are trying to develop at a faster pace. The condition was also as such that the necessary precautions in the United States to mitigate the full health effects and the melamine were also seen in the minimization of the different components of the resemblance of the shrimp. The distribution of the pork is also taken into consideration based on which they are trying to develop the different kinds of health benefits (Van Asselt et al.2017).
In the year 2008 the risk characterization was also taken into consideration and also the potentialities of the melamine were also taken into control. The infants who are also seen to be having exposure to the products made of melamine were also being effected to the uncertainty and also different understanding of the scenario. It was seen that the consumption formula was also kept in vntrol and also the public health is also kept in mind (Shellaiah and Sun, 2019). It is seen to be often that the likelihood of the various concentration of the contaminated animal product was also sen to be kept in mind and also they were being able to have a higher dose of melamine in the different products which was seen to be very deteriorating in nature. The different formulas based on which the melamine was produced and also the adverse effects of the same were also kept in mind. The system was also absorbed along with the adverse health conditions was considered to be able to mitigate and animal feeds are also sent to develop in the year 2008 (Hamouda et al.2019).
The risk characterization of the illustration of the evaluation of the potential evaluation and the way it is seen to have an impact was also considered in the consistent health of the metrics. It was also to be noted that based on the ranking alone of the various products it was also kept in control and also the detection of the problems was also seen to be very effective in nature. The assumption of the decisions was also seen to be very effective along with the sufficient support and the reduction in the risk regarding the usage of the melamine and the various products made by it. It is also to be noted that the reduction in the risk was being continued to be seen but later it was noted that the interest was mainly based on the extension of the analysis of the extensive and the way they are trying to develop the contamination of the melamine (Hamouda et al.2019). The 2008 case study was also helped to keep a check whether it was seen to be having an assumption in the risk benefits and also the way they were trying to have a consistent set of metrics. It was seen that the assumption in the year 2008 was also taken into determination and also they were trying to develop the different problems created by the formulas based on which the contamination is seen to have an impact (An and Sun, 2018).
The problem detected was also kept in mind and also the dioxin contaminants were seen to be very effective. It was to be kept in control as the geographic melamine was contaminated in batches along with the removal of these products in the different markets. The hogs and the butchers were also not utilizing any products consisting of the melamine along with the trace of the pork products.It was to be kept in consideration that the study was also able to mitigate the adverse health conditions. The chance of exposure was very vital as based on this they were trying to develop at a faster pace (An and Sun, 2018). Within a week the specific farm was also minimized and also a similar scale was recalled developing the identification of the limited effectiveness. The distribution of the pork products was very limited and the intervention of the decisions was also being able to have different products.
The intervention that was seen to have an outcome and also the formula intervention was also very effective (Bai et al.2019). Different illness and the public helath was also at stake along with the public health consequences that were seen to be assumed to be zero. It had potential formulas and also the additional consideration of the melamine was also kept in control. The negative impact was also seen in this situation where they were seen to have optimum growth and also the health benefits were also a big problem (Haghi et al. 2017). The way the decisions were taken in the melamine procedure was also very effective along with the balancing of the two types of the sample and the size of the uses of melamine.
Impact of the incidents
The incidents had a specific impact based on which there were several scenarios based on which the pressure was kept on the usage of the melamine products. It was kept in the note that the description was also seen to be very vital and the hypothetical solution was having a definite impact on the uses of melamine and the various utensils which were being taken into consideration (Rai and Banerjee, 2017).
There were several priorities which was seen to be developing at the potential usage of the melamine and the contamination of the products.
Melamine as an organic product was also seen to effecting the common stable chemical and the physical properties where the coatings and the flame retardant was also seen to be affecting the young children. It was helping the plant species and also the several unusual sudden deaths based on which the country was deteriorating (Rai and Banerjee, 2017). The number of pets was also getting effects along with the melamine causing the death of several animals. The people were utilizing a definite dosage and also they were trying to evaluate based on the by-products that were made by the melamine. The food system was also taken into consideration where they were proposed to take definite permission for the development of the hazard to an effective development (Haghi et al.2017). The permission of the country was also having different authorities and also they were having a base on the melamine products.
The different authorities who were taking proper measures were responsible for the development of the melamine and the products were also kept in control. It aslo impacted the export of the former and the informal trade where they were not being able to have food products anymore (Li and Chow, 2017). They were being able to manage the shipping cost and the relevance has also kept a check on. The different countries were also affected by the uses of melamine and the trace of the informal trade policy was also seen to understand the various policies.
Another responsibility of the markets was to evaluate the contaminated products based on which they were trying to evaluate and replace the shipment procedure. It was to be noted that the selling and the purchasing power was also kept in mind based on which the awareness was also spread along with the actions that the citizens will be taking in order to develop. It is the necessity of the strict action that is supposed to be taken by the acceptance of the contaminated products seen by melamine usage.
Common factors in the incident
Estimation to the dose of the children on Melamine
The estimation to the number of children who are being found to be on the verge of accepting kinds of dose in terms of facing problems in relevance with the Melamine diseases. The disease which is known to be affecting the children of China is the renal disease which is known to be occurring within the organs of the children due to the involvement of melamine in the food. The presence of the melamine in the food is due to the use of the chemical compound for the production of the utensils being used by the citizens of the nation for the eating purposes (Li et al. 2019). On the other hand, the scenario in the case of the disease being affecting the living organism such as the animal as well in respect to the humans. Even the animals of China are known to be affected by the melamine compound present in the foods of the animal. Melamine is known to be operated and to be used for the evaluation of the common and stable chemical. The chemicals are known to be used for the production of the variety of material, which leads to the involvement of laminates, glues, resins, adhesives, flame retardants and as well as in the coatings.
The effects which are known to be created due to the involvement of the melamine within the animal, plants as well as in the human body is the residual byproducts of metabolism such as the presence of the compound in the pesticides cyromazine in reference to the tissue of plants and animals (Swaen, 2019). The melamine compound is known to be having the involvement of higher amounts of nitrogen content such as 66% by mass. The involvement of this kind of property is known to be exploited with the rise of the nitrogen concentration in terms of the products which are being used for the testing purposes in conventional to the nitrogen-detection methods. The cyromazine is not being officially approved to be used for any kind of purposes by the United States. Therefore, the use of the cyromazine is being highly based within the nation due to the high and dangerous effects being created with the use of the compounds in the health of the plants, animals as well as affecting the human organs.
Timeline of Event
In September of 2008, the spread of the Foodborne Toxicosis case from China was known to be affecting the young children with the involvement of the melamine contamination of infant formula within the food items and food partial being involved within the stomach of the young child. On 1st of December in the year 2008, the Chinese Ministry of Health reported that more than 290,00 of the young children have been reported to get affected with the involvement of toxicosis within the organs of the young children’s (Zhu et al. 2019).
In the year 2007, melamine led to the creation and development of the headline in the United States in terms of the creation of effects on the animal and plant species. More than the human, the animals were known to be affected with the involvement of the melamine within the foods and other eating items of the animal within the US. There were several unusual and sudden deaths which led to the causing of a heater headline in the United States and hence, since the time of 2007, there was a tortola ban on the use of the melamine within the areas of the United States in order to put an end on the cause of death. Maximum numbers of dogs and cats were known to be affected and lead to causing death due to the presence of compound interest of the melamine within the animals.
Analysis of measure
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| Precaution to be taken on the spread of Melamine contaminated products
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Melamine is being referred to as the by-products, which are highly known to be used within the coals industries across the globe. After the case in 2008 in China, the health ministry of China has intended to put an end to the use of melamine for any kind of production of the products. Moreover, there have been still the occurrences of several cases, which reflect that the still China has been using the Melamine for the manufacturing and production purposes from the incident in 2008 as well as in the year 2007. The production of the contaminated products by China with the involvement of the melamine compounds such as in the production of the utensils as well as in terms of the food system (Zhu and Kannan, 2018). The process of formal and informal trade leads the country to have permission for the process of incorporating the products, which are known to be produced and manufactured with the use of the melamine. Therefore, the authorities from INFOSAN, the FAO/WHO have reflected and created a focus on the revelation of the involvement of the compound interest of the melamine within some of the products, which are known to be exported to the country through the process of formal and informal trade. The authorities are known to be spreading awareness among the people of China especially to the patients in order to secure their young children from getting affected with the involvement of melamine in the food products.
The products which are known to be entering within the nation, is known to be formulated with the development of the rules and spread of awareness on the precautions to be taken in order to be effective in managing the cause and effects being led by the renal disease being affected by the involvement of the melamine in the products. Informal traded products are known to be affected in the most common ways and crucial ways as it becomes difficult to trace the effect of melamine in relevance with the products being shipped within the country through the process of informal trade policy.
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Zhu, H. and Kannan, K., 2019. Melamine and cyanuric acid in foodstuffs from the United States and their implications for human exposure. Environment international, 130, p.104950.
Zhu, H. and Kannan, K., 2019. Melamine and cyanuric acid in foodstuffs from the United States and their implications for human exposure. Environment international, 130, p.104950.
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| Actions to be taken on the products being found as contaminated
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China is known to become responsible enough to be managing its market in terms of the shipment taking place in relevance with the contaminated products. The shipment of the contaminated products within China after the 2008 case of 2008 needs to be ensured that the products do not include any kind of harming factors. In the year 2008, it was being highly noted that with the selling and purchasing of the contaminated products, more than 290,000 of the young children were sentenced to death (Chang et al. 2017). Therefore, the health authority of China needs to be productive in the creation and spreading of awareness among the citizens to be less utilizing the products which are known to be found as contaminated with the involvement of Melamine compounds. A strict action needs to be taken by the government of China in relevance to the acceptance of the contaminated products by the consumers. The US government has set a ban on the use and involving the melamine compound within the use or for the production of any kind of manufacturing; even China needs to be applying the same formulae. The national authority of China needs to be aware and productive in terms of development of awareness among the Chinese citizens about the process, which is known to be led by the informal trade process of China. Therefore, with the spread of awareness among the citizens, the authorities of the nation will lead to the better development of awareness among the people to secure the health and public of the nation.
The country leads to the creation and development of the food inspectors in order to be aware of the facts and information related to the elimination of the products which are known to be produced with the use of the contamination (Zhu and Kannan, 2019). The products being incorporated within the market of China need to be examined by the food inspectors in order to help the consumers to be safe and away from getting affected by the contaminated products in the market. Even, it becomes the responsibility of the citizens of China to be following the rule and regulations being developed by the food inspectors in terms to create an effective awareness among the people to be not using the products which are known to be developed with the use of the contaminated formulas.
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Zhu, H. and Kannan, K., 2019. Melamine and cyanuric acid in foodstuffs from the United States and their implications for human exposure. Environment international, 130, p.104950.
Chang, H., Wu, G., Yue, Z., Ma, J. and Qin, Z., 2017. Melamine poisoning pediatric urolithiasis treatment in gansu, china 5-year follow-up analysis. Urology, 109, pp.153-158.
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| Future precautions to be taken
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The establishment of the food inspectors within the China market leads to the creation and development of the precautions which need to be taken by the consumers. With the development of the rules and regulations by the good inspector of China market, it will become easier for the market customers and consumers to be productive in managing the effects and impacts of the contaminated products to be consumed by the customers (Yalçin et al. 2020). The responsibility of managing the safety of the foods and other eatable items within the China market needs to be productive and managed by the citizens as well as by the authorities of the nation.
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Yalçin, S.S., Güneş, B. and Yalçin, S., 2020. Presence of melamine in human milk and the evaluation of the effects on mother–infant pairs in a cohort study. Human & Experimental Toxicology, 39(5), pp.624-633.
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Conclusion
The study mainly focuses on the uses of melamine and how it has affected different food incidents. It is also seen to be having a definite effect on the various health conditions and also the excessive growth of the uses of it can be used to have a creation in the development of the trade process. It is highlighted about a particular case study based on which the entire study is designed. The development of the products of melamine is also seen based on the facts and information is seen in the study. It is to be noted that the study highlights the elimination of the products based on which the entire study is designed along with the precautionary measures which is ought to be taken in the development of the melamine products.
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