Janet Woodcock, the acting Commissioner of Food and Drugs, and Susan T. Mayne, director of the Center for Food Safety and Applied Nutrition (CFSAN) Thursday announced Closer to Zero, a new action plan for
Continue Reading FDA announces ‘Closer to Zero’ plan to reduce toxic elements eaten by babies and young children
A new congressional report has revealed highly dangerous levels of arsenic and other poisons in baby food. It also reveals that Walmart, Campbell Foods, and Sprout Organic Foods refused to cooperate with the subcommittee’s investigation.
Continue Reading New report says arsenic, other metals consistently contaminate baby foods
The Food and Drug Administration has announced the availability of a final guidance for industry entitled “Inorganic Arsenic in Rice Cereals for Infants: Action Level.”
“This guidance finalizes FDA’s action level for inorganic arsenic
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Consumer Reports still has a knack for finding something hiding in plain sight that many people will find outrageous. The find this time is bottled Starkey Spring Water manufactured by Whole Foods and also sold
Continue Reading Bottled water’s arsenic king remains legal but still loaded with heavy metal
Some adults in Finland are exposed to amounts of heavy metals in food that could pose a risk to their health, according to an assessment.
The Finnish Food Authority (Ruokavirasto) studied the exposure of working-age
Continue Reading Finland assesses heavy metals risk from foods
An analysis by Norwegian scientists has found a low level of heavy metals in processed fish products in the country.
Commercially available items were collected from 2015 to 2018 and analyzed as composite samples for
Continue Reading Norway looks at metals in seafood; assesses local meat producers
Scientists have found half of rice varieties they tested exceeded maximum arsenic limits for young children in the United Kingdom.
A team at the University of Sheffield’s Institute for Sustainable Food found 28 of 55
Continue Reading Researchers find arsenic in rice risk for UK infants
The Food Safety Authority of Ireland (FSAI) issued an average of two alerts per week in 2019 about products subject to withdrawal or recall.
This past year, a 107 alerts were issued made up of
Continue Reading FSAI data shows food recalls up slightly in Ireland
Researchers have presented updated data on the global disease burden caused by foodborne chemicals and toxins.
The data were discussed at a symposia in Arlington, VA, at the annual meeting of the Society for Risk
Continue Reading Experts present on foodborne chemical and toxin burden
Sen. Chuck Schumer wants immediate action from the FDA to address toxic metals in baby food. He is also demanding the agency tell the public what it’s going to do about the food safety problem.
Continue Reading Senator wants action now to resolve problems with baby, toddler foods
