食品伙伴網(wǎng)報道，根據(jù)美國食品安全新聞網(wǎng)8月4日的消息，美國眾議院的議員們目前正在對Kellogg公司施加壓力，要求該公司提供更多關(guān)于該公司于今年6月的兩千八百萬箱的食品召回的相關(guān)信息。根據(jù)FDA官網(wǎng)上的相關(guān)信息，今年6月25日，該公司因產(chǎn)品包裝被污染，有異味為名，對其生產(chǎn)的兩千八百萬箱的食品發(fā)布召回信息。食品伙伴網(wǎng)于6月26日也對此新聞進(jìn)行了報道。據(jù)悉，這些Apple Jacks, Corn Pops, Froot Loops和Honey Smacks等品牌的產(chǎn)品，在美國國內(nèi)受到兒童的廣泛歡迎。
圖為：Corn Pops
根據(jù)食品安全新聞網(wǎng)先前的報道，凱洛格公司確認(rèn)，這些難聞的氣味很像濃度異常高的2-甲基萘的氣味。
眾議員在給凱洛格公司的信中說，“至少有一項研究表明，2-甲基萘可能會導(dǎo)致成年人的肺損傷。沒有研究表明是否兒童更容易受到這種化學(xué)品的危害。”他們敦促該公司努力確保食品中沒有有毒化學(xué)品的存在，此外，他們還要求了一些文件，以確保能查清這次污染的原因。
食品伙伴網(wǎng)編者注：中文名稱：2-甲基萘，英文名稱：2-methylnaphthalene，別名：ß-甲基萘，主要用途：用于有機(jī)合成、殺蟲劑、醫(yī)藥、染料中間體等 。
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原文地址：http://www.foodsafetynews.com/2010/08/lawmakers-launch-investation-into-kellogg-recall/
原文報道：
Lawmakers Investigate Kellogg's Recall
by Helena Bottemiller | Aug 04, 2010
House lawmakers are pressing Kellogg's Co. for more information on the company's recent 28 million box recall of Corn Pops, Honey Smacks, Fruit Loops, and Apple Jacks cereals.
Rep. Henry Waxman (D-CA), Chairman of the Committee on Energy and Commerce, and Bart Stupak (D-MI), Chairman of the Subcommittee on Oversight and Investigations, sent a letter to Kellogg's this week asking a series of questions about the company's handling of the recall, a nationwide incident triggered by complaints of a "waxy-like off-taste and smell" later linked to elevated hydrocarbon levels.
The Washington Post reported earlier this week that Kellogg's destroyed tainted packaging before announcing the recall. As Food Safety News previously reported, and Kellogg's confirmed, the source of the taste and smell was likely unusually high levels of the chemical 2-methylnaphthalene.
In their letter to the company, Waxman and Stupack note, "At least one study has shown that 2-methylnaphthalene may cause lung injuries in adults. There are no studies indicating whether children are more susceptible to this chemical."
Waxman and Stupak are requesting that Kellogg's officials brief Committee staff on the company's efforts to prevent hazardous chemicals from being in food products. They are also requesting a number of documents, including:
-All Kellogg's policies and procedures designed to ensure that its cereal and other food products do not pose a risk to human health and are not exposed to chemicals that may be hazardous to human health or about which the company does not possess adequate information to assess whether the chemicals may be hazardous to human health;
-All documents relating to any assessments of the health risks posed by 2-methylnaphthalene conducted by, commissioned by, or requested by your company, including a copy of the health risk assessment created by your company and any internal and external communications regarding that health risk assessment; and
-All documents relating to your company's investigation and subsequent recall of Corn Pops, Honey Smacks, Fruit Loops, and Apple Jacks cereals, including any documents relating to the presence of 2-methylnaphthalene or any other chemicals in the cereals or in the cereals' packaging, any documents describing the cause, scope, and extent of the contamination, and any documents describing actions taken as a result of the company's investigation.
The letter requests all of the information above--for all units, divisions, affiliates, and subsidiaries of the company--by mid-August.
