2015 Volume 56 Issue 1 Pages 61-70
Flow analysis of information relevant to risk of detergents in China was conducted according to the literatures collected using CNKI which is one of the best literature searching sites in China. The literatures were classified into 5 fields; percutaneous poison, harmfulness of fluorescent agents, endocrine-disrupting chemicals (EDC), human health risk relevant to experimental data on toxicity test with mammals and that on toxicity test on living organisms except for mammals.
Results show that information relevant to percutaneous poison was delivered from Japan to China and promoted the establishment of new businesses in China in which unscientific anti-detergents information was utilized. It was found that the dispute on fluorescent agents arose from the antilogy in Chinese legal system. Information relevant to EDC in detergents was derived from Hong Kong or Taiwan. According to the analysis of literature relevant to human health with experimental toxicity data, we can realize that human health risk of detergents often referred to without considering the quantitative factor in chemical toxicity or mechanism of the toxic action of surfactants.
