Shin hydroxyethylcellulose yana cutarwa?

Hydroxyethylcellulose (HEC) polymer roba ce da aka samo daga cellulose, polysaccharide na halitta da ake samu a cikin tsire-tsire. HEC wani abu ne wanda ba mai guba ba ne, ba mai ban sha'awa ba, da kuma rashin lafiyar jiki wanda ake amfani dashi a cikin samfurori daban-daban, ciki har da kayan shafawa, magunguna, da kayan abinci. Ana kuma amfani da ita a aikace-aikacen masana'antu, kamar yin takarda da hako mai.

HEC gabaɗaya ana ɗaukarsa amintacce don amfani a kayan kwalliya da sauran samfuran. Ba a san yana cutar da mutane, dabbobi, ko muhalli ba. A gaskiya ma, ana amfani da shi sau da yawa azaman stabilizer, thickener, da emulsifier a yawancin samfurori.

Lafiyar HEC ya kimanta bita na kwastomomi (Cir), wanda wani bangare ne na masana kimiyya masu zaman kansu wadanda ke tantance amincin kayan kwalliya. Kwamitin Kwararru na CIR ya kammala cewa HEC yana da aminci don amfani da kayan kwalliya, muddin ana amfani da shi a cikin adadin 0.5% ko ƙasa da haka.

Bugu da kari, Kwamitin Kimiyya na Tarayyar Turai kan Tsaron Mabukaci (SCCS) ya kimanta amincin HEC kuma ya kammala cewa yana da aminci don amfani da kayan kwalliya, muddin ana amfani da shi a cikin adadin 0.5% ko ƙasa da haka.

Duk da amincin da aka sani gabaɗaya, akwai wasu haɗarin haɗari masu alaƙa da amfani da HEC. Alal misali, wasu nazarin sun nuna cewa HEC na iya zama mai fushi ga idanu, fata, da tsarin numfashi. Bugu da ƙari, HEC na iya haifar da rashin lafiyar wasu mutane.

A ƙarshe, ana ɗaukar HEC gabaɗaya don aminci don amfani da kayan kwalliya da sauran samfuran. Duk da haka, yana da mahimmanci a san haɗarin haɗari da ke tattare da amfani da shi. Hakanan yana da mahimmanci a bi ƙa'idodin aminci waɗanda Kwamitin Kwararrun CIR da SCCS suka kafa lokacin amfani da HEC a cikin kayan kwalliya da sauran samfuran.