美凯洛格公司的召回被官方介入调查

    食品伙伴网报道，根据美国食品安全新闻网8月4日的消息，美国众议院的议员们目前正在对Kellogg公司施加压力，要求该公司提供更多关于该公司于今年6月的两千八百万箱的食品召回的相关信息。根据FDA官网上的相关信息，今年6月25日，该公司因产品包装被污染，有异味为名，对其生产的两千八百万箱的食品发布召回信息。食品伙伴网于6月26日也对此新闻进行了报道。据悉，这些Apple Jacks, Corn Pops, Froot Loops和Honey Smacks等品牌的产品，在美国国内受到儿童的广泛欢迎。
 

图为：Corn Pops

    根据食品安全新闻网先前的报道，凯洛格公司确认，这些难闻的气味很像浓度异常高的2-甲基萘的气味。

    众议员在给凯洛格公司的信中说，“至少有一项研究表明，2-甲基萘可能会导致成年人的肺损伤。没有研究表明是否儿童更容易受到这种化学品的危害。”他们敦促该公司努力确保食品中没有有毒化学品的存在，此外，他们还要求了一些文件，以确保能查清这次污染的原因。

    食品伙伴网编者注：中文名称：2-甲基萘，英文名称：2-methylnaphthalene，别名：ß-甲基萘，主要用途：用于有机合成、杀虫剂、医药、染料中间体等 。

    本报道由食品伙伴网编译整理，仅供食品行业相关人士参考，详细内容以国外原文报道为准。

    原文地址：http://www.foodsafetynews.com/2010/08/lawmakers-launch-investation-into-kellogg-recall/

    原文报道：

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.