Shin carboxymethyl carcinogenic ne?

Babu wata shaida da za ta nuna cewa carboxymethyl cellulose (CMC) yana haifar da carcinogenic ko ciwon daji a cikin mutane.

Hukumar Bincike Kan Kansa ta Duniya (IARC), wacce wata hukuma ce ta musamman ta Hukumar Lafiya ta Duniya (WHO) wacce ke da alhakin tantance cutar sankarau na abubuwa, ba ta sanya CMC a matsayin kwayar cutar kansa ba. Hakazalika, Hukumar Kare Muhalli ta Amurka (EPA) da Hukumar Kula da Abinci ta Turai (EFSA) ba su gano wata shaida ta cutar sankara da ke da alaƙa da CMC ba.

Yawancin karatu sun binciki yuwuwar cutar sankara na CMC a cikin samfuran dabbobi, kuma sakamakon ya kasance mai gamsarwa gabaɗaya. Alal misali, wani binciken da aka buga a cikin Journal of Toxicologic Pathology ya gano cewa cin abinci na CMC bai kara yawan ciwace-ciwacen ƙwayoyi a cikin berayen ba. Hakazalika, wani binciken da aka buga a cikin Journal of Toxicology and Environmental Health ya gano cewa CMC ba carcinogenic ba ne a cikin mice lokacin da aka gudanar da shi a manyan allurai.

Bugu da ƙari, an kimanta CMC don aminci ta hukumomin gudanarwa a duk duniya, gami da Hukumar Abinci da Magunguna ta Amurka (FDA), wacce ta amince da CMC don amfani da abinci, magunguna, da kayan kwalliya. Kwamitin Kwararru na FAO/WHO na hadin gwiwa kan Abubuwan Abincin Abinci (JECFA) sun kuma kimanta amincin CMC kuma sun kafa abincin yau da kullun mai karɓa (ADI) har zuwa 25 mg/kg na nauyin jiki kowace rana.

A taƙaice, a halin yanzu babu wata shaida da za ta nuna cewa carboxymethyl cellulose yana da cutar kansa ko kuma yana haifar da haɗarin kansa ga ɗan adam. CMC an kimanta shi da yawa don aminci ta hukumomin gudanarwa a duk duniya kuma ana ɗaukarsa lafiya don amfani a cikin adadin da waɗannan hukumomin suka yarda. Koyaya, yana da mahimmanci a yi amfani da CMC da sauran abubuwan da ake ƙara abinci daidai da shawarwarin jagororin kuma cikin matsakaici don rage duk wani haɗari mai yuwuwa.