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WEDNESDAY, APRIL 12, 1989

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NO CONTROLS ON MSG IN FOODSTUFFS: SHW

MONOSODIUM

IN HONG

TAK-HAY,

KONG, THE

TOLD THE

THE GOVERNMENT WOULD NOT CONTROL THE USE OF GLUTAMATE (MSG) IN THE PREPARATION OF FOODSTUFFS SECRETARY FOR HEALTH AND WELFARE, THE HON CHAU LEGISLATIVE COUNCIL TODAY (WEDNESDAY).

но, MR CONTROL

CHAU AUTHORITY,

FOLLOWING

SAID

IN REPLY TO A QUESTION FROM THE HON EDWARD THE MUNICIPAL SERVICES BRANCH, AS THE LOCAL FOOD DID NOT CONSIDER IT NECESSARY TO CONTROL THE USE OF MSG, THE RECOMMENDATIONS OF THE EXPERT COMMITTEE ON FOOD ADDITIVES.

AFTER

CONDUCTING

EXTENSIVE

CHEMICAL,

BIOCHEMICAL,

TOXICOLOGICAL AND OTHER REVIEWS IN 1987, THE COMMITTEE CONSIDERED AS SAFE FOR HUMAN CONSUMPTION, MR CHAU SAID.

MSG

"ON THE BASIS OF THE AVAILABLE DATA, THE TOTAL DIETARY INTAKE OF GLUTAMATES ARISING FROM THEIR USE AT THE LEVELS NECESSARY то ACHIEVE THE DESIRED TASTE-ENHANCING EFFECT, DO NOT, IN THE OPINION OF THE EXPERT COMMITTEE, REPRESENT A HAZARD TO HEALTH, SAID MR CHAU

HE SAID THE RECOMMENDED "ACCEPTED DAILY INTAKE" OF MSG HAD SINCE BEEN DESIGNATED BY THE EXPERT COMMITTEE AS "NOT SPECIFIED" WHICH WAS THE COMMITTEE'S MOST FAVOURABLE DESIGNATION ON THE SAFETY OF A FOOD ADDITIVE.

MSG WAS THE SODIUM SALT OF GLUTAMIC ACID WHICH WAS A COMPONENT OF PROTEINS AND HAD A SUBSTANTIAL NATURAL PRESENCE IN THE FOOD SUPPLY AND MSG WAS PERHAPS THE BEST STUDIED OF ALL FOOD ADDITIVES, HE SAID.

THE EXPERT COMMITTEE ON FOOD ADDITIVES IS A SUBSIDIARY BODY JOINTLY OF THE WORLD HEALTH ORGANISATION AND THE FOOD AND AGRICULTURE ORGANISATION OF THE UNITED NATIONS.

EMPLOYMENT VISA POLICY APPLIED LIBERALLY AND FLEXIBLY

章

TO

GRANTING EMPLOYMENT VISAS BEING APPLIED DEPARTMENT, THE SECRETARY TOLD THE LEGISLATIVE COUNCIL

THE EXISTING IMMIGRATION POLICY IN

OVERSEAS WAS FROM PROFESSIONAL QUALIFIED LIBERALLY AND FLEXIBLY BY THE IMMIGRATION FOR SECURITY, THE HON GEOFFREY BARNES, TODAY (WEDNESDAY).

HE WAS REPLYING A QUESTION FROM

BE GIVEN TO IF CONSIDERATION WOULD PROCEDURES TO GRANT EMPLOYMENT VISAS OVERSEAS WHO HAD BEEN OFFERED JOBS BY

THE HON PETER WONG, RELAXING

EXISTING

WHO ASKED IMMIGRATION

סין

QUALIFIED ACCOUNTANTS FROM LOCAL COMPANIES AND AUDIT FIRMS,

/MR BARNES