What are plasticizers and clouding agents?

2022/03/08


Plasticizer is mainly an additive that can soften or liquefy materials, such as plastic, concrete, cement, gypsum, pe cling film, women's perfume, nail polish...etc. There are more than 100 types of plasticizers. The most commonly used one is a compound called phthalate ester.

What is a clouding agent?
Clouding agent is a food additive, it can be used legally in health regulations, such as common sports drinks, fruit juice, jelly, jam, yogurt, etc. Clouding agent can make the beverage have a white fog and thick feeling, and drink it. Only fu!
One of the manufacturing ingredients of clouding agent is palm oil, but some unscrupulous manufacturers use plasticizers that are harmful to human health instead of palm oil to save costs, and the shelf life of clouding agents containing plasticizers is longer than palm oil The clouding agent of the formula lasts for half a year, and the amount of the diluted drink is more than 5 times the price, so there are unscrupulous manufacturers using it!

There are 8 kinds of plasticizers including DEHP.
Listed as Class 1 poisons: DMP, DOP, DINP, DIDP, DEP.
Listed as Class 1 and Class 2 poisons: DBP, DEHP, BBP.
Classified as the fourth category: (PAEs) types of plasticizers.

DEHP, DBP and BBP are currently listed as reproductive toxicants in the EU, and PAEs are not easily decomposed and accumulated in the environment.
Phthalates (PAEs): Listed as category 1 poisons DOP includes DBP, DMP, DOP, DEHP, DINP, BBP, DIDP, DEP Listed as category 4 poisons: DBP, DEHP, DMP.
Currently not listed: (DINP, BBP, DIDP, DEP) 4 kinds.
Li Junzhang, a professor at the Institute of Environmental Medicine of Chenggong University, analyzed that among these 8 plasticizers, DBP, DEHP, DMP, and DEP have the function of fixative; DBP, DEHP, DOP, BBP, and DINP are widely used as plasticizers. , DIDP, of which DINP and DIDP can replace the more toxic DEHP function.
After the relevant research materials are complete, it is not ruled out to upgrade the level.