FDA SAYS DIOXIN TESTING WILL BE REQUIRED|CAS生鮮蛋品 戴奧辛將列檢測項目

It has now been four days since dioxide contamination was found in egg samples from Changhua. Food and Drug Administration Director-General Wu Shou-Mei has now made a personal media appearance to comment on the issue. She said that the FDA, the Council of Agriculture, and the Environmental Protection Administration are still investigating the source of the contamination, and that 7,744 kilograms of eggs have been recalled from store shelves as of noon on Apr. 24. Wu emphasized that in the future, dioxin testing will be required for eggs to receive the Certified Agricultural Standards, or CAS, certification. The source for the current contamination could be known as early as Friday. Four days after dioxin contamination was found in eggs in stores, FDA Director-General Wu Shou-mei held a press conference emphasizing that store-bought eggs remain safe to eat. She said that the FDA, the Council of Agriculture, and the Environmental Protection Administration are still investigating the source of the contamination, and that 7,744 kilograms of eggs have been recalled as of noon on Apr. 24. It was also announced that CAS certification will require dioxin testing in the future. ==WU SHOU-MEI Dir.-Gen., Food and Drug Administration== We have always conducted (random monitoring inspections) all across Taiwan. It was only this time that we saw concentrations above safety standards. ==WANG CHUNG-SHU Dep. Dir., Dept. Animal Industry, COA== There is much public concern on the issue, and the COA is considering immediately making dioxin testing a requirement for CAS certification for eggs. The FDA said that about 140,000 eggs have been recalled from stores, but the general public remains wary regarding the safety of eggs. Dr. Chiang Chih-kang, a kidney specialist at NTU Hospital, said that at the dioxin concentration of 5.2 picograms per gram of fat found in the current scandal, an adult or a child will need to eat at least 5 eggs a day for a health risk to be posed. ==DR. CHIANG CHIH-KANG Dept. of Nephrology, NTU== In general, as long as you don't eat over 5 a day, the current average of 3-5 eggs a day is still acceptable. But the extremes are more concerning. The FDA said that environmental measurements regarding air, water, and soil pollution have been taken from the 9 suspected egg farms, and samples have also been taken of the chicken feed. The results of the investigation could be known as early as Friday. Translated by JOHN CHEN 戴奧辛毒雞蛋事件延燒至今已經第四天，衛福部食藥署長吳秀梅今天終於親上火線說明，表示食藥署、農委會及環保署持續進行汙染源調查，到週一中午為止，全台已預防性下架7744公斤雞蛋，也強調未來CAS生鮮蛋品也會把戴奧辛列為監測檢驗項目，並加強抽驗。至於這次的汙染源，監測結果最快週五出爐。 ==食藥署長 吳秀梅== 各位不用改變您飲食的習慣 事實上現在就是安全的 不斷強調市售雞蛋是安全的，希望大家放心吃雞蛋！衛福部食藥署長吳秀梅，在戴奧辛毒雞蛋爆發四天後，終於親上火線主持記者會，她表示，食藥署、農委會及環保署持續進行汙染源調查，到週一中午為止，全台已預防性下架7744公斤雞蛋，而且未來CAS生鮮蛋品、也會把戴奧辛列為監測檢驗項目，並加強抽驗。 ==食藥署長 吳秀梅== 我們分了各種不同的地區 持續在進行(監測抽驗)啊 所以我們其實是到現在這一次 才有看到 有超標的情況出來 ==農委會畜牧處副處長 王忠恕== 現在社會大眾很關切 那農委會也考慮 馬上將戴奧辛列為以後 雞蛋CAS的認證基準的檢測項目 雖然食藥署宣稱已預防性下架7千多公斤，大約14萬顆問題雞蛋，但是民眾對於雞蛋到底能不能吃，還是充滿疑問，台大腎臟科醫師姜至剛表示，根據國人飲食習慣，就算吃到這次驗出超標戴奧辛，也就是每公克脂肪5.2皮克的問題雞蛋，不管成人或小孩，每天吃5顆以上才會有超量、有健康風險的疑慮。 ==台大腎臟科醫師 姜至剛== 原則上不要吃超過5顆以上 3到5顆其實都認為是 現在平均量的 可以接受 但是極端值的那個部分 就是讓人家特別的擔心 食藥署強調，已針對9家問題蛋雞場，進行空氣、水質、土壤等環境監測，另外包括雞隻吃的飼料也進行抽樣檢測，希望能找出這次的汙染源，監測結果最快周五就會出爐。 記者賴淑敏 蔣龍祥 台北報導