Importance of Topic to Practice

The addition of melamine to foods for human consumption is not allowed in any country around the world (1). However, human exposure to melamine and its analogues (cyanuric acid, ammelide, and ammeline) through food is possible as a result of its widespread use, including materials that come into contact with food (some plastics and coatings) (2,3). Deliberately adding melamine to a food (i.e. food contamination) is not acceptable anywhere in the world. In the