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During the scorching summer, many people enjoy eating chilled jellyfish salad. However, according to a survey by the Consumers' Foundation, 100% of jellyfish samples tested positive for the heavy metal aluminum. Even the popular afternoon tea snack, pancakes, was implicated, with well-known coffee shops and fast-food chains among those named. The foundation warned that aluminum increases the risk of dementia in the elderly. While Taiwan has no regulatory standards, international guidelines suggest that for a child weighing 30 kg, consuming just one 300-gram serving of pancakes per week would exceed the recommended aluminum intake.
Experts confirmed that most pancakes require leavening agents to achieve fluffiness. However, the Consumers' Foundation found that a highly popular pancake shop used a leavening agent containing aluminum compounds. Other implicated establishments included UCC Café, as well as chain coffee shops like Mr. Brown, Ikari, Dante, and even McDonald's—90% of which were found to have aluminum levels exceeding 100 ppm.
Li Zheyu, a supervisor at the Consumers' Foundation, stated: "For dialysis patients, it may worsen kidney burden. Additionally, children are still in the growth stage, and excessive intake poses health risks that are a major concern for us."
According to the World Health Organization, the tolerable weekly intake is 1 mg per kilogram of body weight. For example, a 30-kg child consuming just one 300-gram serving of pancakes per week would exceed the recommended limit. Hong Kong also pointed out that for a 60-kg adult, eating one serving of pancakes and one serving of sponge cake per week would already exceed the limit by 10%. Even more alarming, 100% of jellyfish samples tested positive for aluminum, with levels as high as 500 ppm.
The implicated jellyfish products included those sold in traditional markets as well as major retailers like RT-Mart, A.mart, and Carrefour. The primary reason is the use of alum for dehydration. In traditional Chinese medicine, alum is even believed to affect fertility. However, both alum and leavening agents are legally permitted additives in Taiwan, and there are no standards for aluminum content. The foundation urged authorities to establish regulations promptly to prevent the public from unknowingly ingesting toxins.
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During the scorching summer, many people enjoy eating chilled jellyfish salad. However, according to a survey by the Consumers' Foundation, 100% of jellyfish samples tested positive for the heavy metal aluminum. Even the popular afternoon tea snack, pancakes, was implicated, with well-known coffee shops and fast-food chains among those named. The foundation warned that aluminum increases the risk of dementia in the elderly. While Taiwan has no regulatory standards, international guidelines suggest that for a child weighing 30 kg, consuming just one 300-gram serving of pancakes per week would exceed the recommended aluminum intake.
Experts confirmed that most pancakes require leavening agents to achieve fluffiness. However, the Consumers' Foundation found that a highly popular pancake shop used a leavening agent containing aluminum compounds. Other implicated establishments included UCC Café, as well as chain coffee shops like Mr. Brown, Ikari, Dante, and even McDonald's—90% of which were found to have aluminum levels exceeding 100 ppm.
Li Zheyu, a supervisor at the Consumers' Foundation, stated: "For dialysis patients, it may worsen kidney burden. Additionally, children are still in the growth stage, and excessive intake poses health risks that are a major concern for us."
According to the World Health Organization, the tolerable weekly intake is 1 mg per kilogram of body weight. For example, a 30-kg child consuming just one 300-gram serving of pancakes per week would exceed the recommended limit. Hong Kong also pointed out that for a 60-kg adult, eating one serving of pancakes and one serving of sponge cake per week would already exceed the limit by 10%. Even more alarming, 100% of jellyfish samples tested positive for aluminum, with levels as high as 500 ppm.
The implicated jellyfish products included those sold in traditional markets as well as major retailers like RT-Mart, A.mart, and Carrefour. The primary reason is the use of alum for dehydration. In traditional Chinese medicine, alum is even believed to affect fertility. However, both alum and leavening agents are legally permitted additives in Taiwan, and there are no standards for aluminum content. The foundation urged authorities to establish regulations promptly to prevent the public from unknowingly ingesting toxins.
Source: http://tw. news. yahoo. com/ article/ url/ d/ a/ 110704/ 8/ 2ufvw. html