Izindinganiso Zokuphepha Zihambisana Nokuhlolwa Okugunyaziwe Kwamazwe Ngamazwe, Into Engasetshenziswa Ifinyelela Ezingeni Eliphezulu Kakhulu Lokuphepha
Eminyakeni yakamuva, ukuphepha kokudla kanye nezithako zemithi kuye kwaqhubeka kuthola ukunakwa okukhulu emakethe nakubathengi. Njengento eluhlaza esetshenziswa kabanzi, isisekelo sokuphepha sokudliwa nokusetshenziswa kwemithi se-silicon dioxide siphinde sathola ukwesekwa okugunyaziwe kwethiyori: zonke izidingo eziyisisekelo zokuphepha zalezi zindinganiso zihambisana ngokugcwele neziphetho zokuhlola ukuphepha ze-World Health Organization (WHO) kanye ne-Joint FAO/WHO Expert Committee on Food Additives (JECFA).
Ngokwemiphumela yokuhlola ukuphepha komphakathi ye-WHO/JECFA, i-Acceptable Daily Intake (ADI) ye-silicon dioxide ihlukaniswa "njengengacacisiwe". Ohlelweni lwamazwe ngamazwe lokuhlola ukuphepha kwezithako zokudla, "i-ADI engacacisiwe" imele izinga eliphezulu kakhulu lokuphepha, okusho ukuthi akukho isidingo sokuqinisa umkhawulo wokuthathwa kwansuku zonke ngaphakathi kwezinga lokukhiqiza elijwayelekile nokusetshenziswa okuhambisana nemithetho, okuqinisekisa ngokugcwele ukuthi i-silicon dioxide iyinto yokudla neyemithi enokuphepha okuphezulu kakhulu.
Kuyaziwa ukuthi inani le-ADI liyisisekelo esiyinhloko emazweni omhlaba wonke ekwakheni amazinga emikhawulo yezithako. I-JECFA ikhipha kuphela isiphetho esithi "akucacisiwe" lapho ukuhlolwa kwezobuthi kufakazela ngokugcwele ukuthi into leyo inobuthi obuphansi kakhulu futhi ayinabo ubungozi empilweni uma isetshenziswa ngendlela evamile. Njengamanje, izimiso ezifanele zasekhaya nezamazwe ngamazwe zezokudla nezemithi ziyaqhubeka nokwakha izimfuneko zokulawula ngokubheka lesi siphetho sokuhlola, okuqinisa ngokwengeziwe isisekelo sokusetshenziswa okuhambisana nemithetho kwe-silicon dioxide ezimweni ezinjengezinto zokuvimbela ukunqwabelana kanye nezithako zemithi.
Abantu basemkhakheni baveze ukuthi ukuqhubeka nokuqhathanisa nohlelo lwe-WHO/JECFA lwamazwe ngamazwe lokuhlola ukuphepha kungakhuthaza ukuvumelana kwezinga lokukhiqiza nokusetshenziswa kwe-silicon dioxide yasekhaya namazinga omhlaba wonke, kusize i-silicon dioxide yezinga lokudla neyezokwelapha enekhwalithi ephezulu ukuthi ithathe indawo yokungenisa impahla evela phesheya, inikeze izinketho zezinto zokusetshenziswa eziphephile nezethembekile ezinkampanini ezikhiqiza ukudla nezokwelapha ezisezansi, futhi iqinisekise kangcono ikhwalithi nokuphepha kwemikhiqizo yokugcina.