Taiwanese researchers measure increased levels of melamine in people after consumption of a hot soup from melamine plastic table ware
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February 11, 2013
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August 18, 2017
Melamine’s effects beyond kidney
Scoping review identifies potential health effects of melamine other than renal damage, including impacts on neurological functions, behavior, reproduction, and growth
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April 13, 2022
Melamine migration above EU limits in some children’s cups
Danish Consumer Council reports melamine migration from five of eight tested children’s cups are above legal limits; migration tests undertaken after cups were washed 20 times and filled with a hot drink to simulate use; melamine classified as possibly carcinogenic to humans in the EU
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March 19, 2013
Melamine’s toxicity linked to gut bacteria
Microbiological intestinal breakdown to cyanuric acid a plausible explanation for kidney stone formation, according to a new scientific study
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August 27, 2014
Neurological effects caused by melamine
High doses of melamine during pregnancy affect male offspring
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December 18, 2020
ECHA RAC: New hazard classification melamine and BPS
European Chemicals Agency’s Risk Assessment Committee (ECHA RAC) agrees on classifications of bisphenol S as category 1b reproductive toxicant, melamine as category 2 carcinogen
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February 11, 2020
ChemSec: Melamine key PMT chemical of concern
NGO discusses the growing interest and concern over melamine, suggests it might become ‘poster child’ for persistent, mobile, and toxic (PMT) substances
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August 20, 2014
High migration rates from melamine after microwave heating
Melamine derivatives formed and released from tableware after microwaving
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November 11, 2016
Formaldehyde and melamine migration from tableware
Italian scientists investigate migration of formaldehyde and melamine from children’s tableware made of melaware and other amino resins; specific and overall migration limits exceeded in some products; aging increases migration; migration cannot be predicted from product’s appearance
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April 12, 2013
Uses, risks and regulation of melamine
Food Packaging Forum publishes new scientific report on melamine
