Abstract
The occurrence of 3-monochloro-1,2-propanediol-fatty acid esters in edible oils has been described for the first time in 2006 by Zelinkova et al. In 2007 the official laboratory of Stuttgart and the Max Rubner-Institut in Germany announced findings of 3-MCPD esters in different edible fats and oils and later this year the German Federal Institute for Risk Assessment (BfR) assumed that 3-MCPD esters are 100% degraded by the enzymes in the human body, releasing free 3-MCPD. Later also 2-MCPD esters and glycidyl esters were found in edible oils. These compounds were also considered to be potentially hazardous to human health and EFSA and BfR concluded that industry has to search for alternative techniques to reduce the formation of 3-MCPD and glycidyl esters during oil processing.
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