Komitéen tog imidlertid hensyn til, at 3-MCPD var nefrotoksisk, havde en hæmmende virkning på mandlig fertilitet og viste genotoksisk aktivitet i nogle in w'fro-assays.
However, the Committee took into account that 3-MCPD was nephrotoxic, possessed an inhibitory effect on male fertility and showed genotoxic activity in some in vitro assays.