- The Japanese Ministry of Agriculture, Forestry and Fisheries’ introduction on 3-MCPD and international requirements
In 1996, the European Union’s Scientific Committee on Food (SCF*) identified 3-MCPD as a carcinogen and stated that it should not be detected in any food by any analytical method. However, subsequent research results led to the conclusion in 2001 that 3-MCPD is not carcinogenic. As it is not a carcinogen, a tolerable daily intake (TDI) for 3-MCPD should be established, and it was suggested that this intake should be 2 µg/kg body weight. To this end, the European Commission (EC) set maximum limits for 3-MCPD in acid-hydrolyzed vegetable protein and soy sauce in March 2001. In addition, in October of the same year, ten countries (including one non-EU member Norway) investigated the actual situation of chloropropanol in food and published a survey report on the EU website in June 2004.
https://www.maff.go.jp/j/syouan/seisaku/c_propanol/international.html#ML
- European Union’s Introduction and Requirements on 3-MCPD
https://ec.europa.eu/food/safety/chemical_safety/contaminants/catalogue/mcpd_en
- Third-Party Testing on 3-MCPD by Our Company