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Mineral Oil Hydrocarbons are chemical components mainly produced from crude oil, but also synthetically produced from coal, natural gas and biomass. Mineral oil saturated hydrocarbons (MOSH) and mineral oil aromatic hydrocarbons (MOAH); mineral oil belongs to the hydrocarbon group.
Mineral oil saturated hydrocarbons (MOSH) include open-chain and cyclic hydrocarbons, while mineral oil aromatic hydrocarbons (MOAH) are highly alkylated mono- and/or poly-aromatic hydrocarbons.
MOSH and MOAH; It can be found in different products apart from food oils such as sunflower oil, vegetable oils, other edible oils and fats, rice, pasta, cereal products, deep-frozen foods, bakery products and many other processed food products.
• Oil components in cosmetic products
• Packaging materials in contact with food
• Packaging printing colors
• Lubricating oils and surface treatment agents
Food materials, especially food additives, adhesives, ink used in printers, hydraulic oils, exhaust gases can cause MOSH and MOAH contamination.
The amount of MOSH required in foodstuffs
• Milk and dairy products - 5 mg MOSH/kg
• Cereals - 15 mg MOSH/kg
• Food and vegetable products, snacks and sweets - 20 mg/kg MOSH
• Fish and fish products - 60 mg/kg MOSH
• Animal food products, sugar and confectionery - 30 mg/kg MOSH
• Spices and herbs - 70 mg/kg MOSH
• Tree nut and oil seeds and egg products - 150 mg/kg MOSH
• Animal and vegetable oils - 100 mg/kg MOSH
In foodstuffs amount of MOAH required
• Dry foods with a low fat/fat content equal to or less than 4% - 0.5 mg/kg MOAH
• Foods with a fat/oil content above 4% for 1 mg/kg MOAH
• 2 mg/kg MOAH for fats and oils
Can act as genotoxic carcinogens, damage DNA, the genetic material of cells, and cause cancer, MOAH and liver and liver MOSH, which can cause health problems because it accumulates in the lymphoid system, should not exceed the limits specified in foods.
