Common local snacks such as egg waffles, Ma Lai cake and other baked goods contain high levels of aluminium – an excess of which can cause kidney damage and affect children’s development – the Centre for Food Safety has found.
In the second study on Hongkongers’ intake of the light metal, the centre also found its level in 19 of 36 tested foods dropped since 2009. Aluminium is often found in additives such as raising agent, firming agent and colourings.
Dr Samuel Yeung...
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