Hanoi firm pulls out 12 juices with DEHP

Hanoi-based YNG Shin Food Co Ltd has withdrawn 37,249 liters of 12 fruit juices after they were found to contain cancer-causing plasticizer DEHP, the Department of Food Safety and Hygiene reported on June 21.
The department on the same day ordered health authorities in all provinces and cities to monitor the withdrawal of the 12 contaminated juices — lemon, guava, peach, orange, fiber orange, carrot, mango, passion fruit, mixed fruits, kumquat, custard-apple, and apricot — from the market.
YNG Shin Food, located in the Bich Hoa Industrial Cluster, uses Taiwanese food additives that contain DEHP in its juices, the department said.
Earlier, on June 17, the Hanoi Department of Health had ordered the company to recall the juices.
Consumers who have bought any of the 12 juices can return them to the company, it said.
DEHP, or diethylhexylphthalate, is a general-purpose plasticiser used mainly to make PVC soft and pliable.
It also finds its way into jelly, yogurt mix powder, juices, and other drinks to keep emulsions dispersed.
DEHP causes cancer, weakens male sexual ability, and gives rise to female puberty disorder, the Ho Chi Minh City Department of Health said. – VIR

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