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Nordic nations assess seaweed safety

By Joe Whitworth on February 2, 2023

Heavy metals are the main hazard for consumers when eating seaweed harvested in Nordic countries, according to a report.

The report covers the safety of seaweed used as food, with a focus on chemical and…

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Heavy metals make ‘healthy’ dark chocolate more problematic than thought

By Coral Beach on December 15, 2022

A study by Consumer Reports has found dangerously high levels of heavy metals in chocolate from well-known brands including Hershey’s, Theo, and Trader Joe’s.

Of particular concern are levels in dark chocolate, which many people…

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Codex meeting makes progress; adds session to finish some of its work

By Joe Whitworth on December 7, 2021

The Codex Alimentarius Commission agreed on a range of standards but had to delay adoption of the final report after running out of time during its latest meeting.

The Commission met online in November across…
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Testing points to cadmium as a problem for spinach

By News Desk on December 1, 2021

The consumer protection group As You Sow claims it has new testing data showing cadmium, a non-essential heavy metal, in a range of spinach products. 

Results from the extensive testing, prompted As You Sow …
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‘Ginseng’ used to make soup recalled for high levels of lead, cadmium

By News Desk on November 4, 2021

A plant commonly referred to as female ginseng and used to make soup is being recalled because of excessive levels of heavy metals.

Murray Int’l Trading of Brooklyn, NY, is recalling its Angelicae Sinensis because…
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WTO report shows food safety dominates new trade concerns

By Joe Whitworth on August 27, 2021

Almost half of the new trade issues discussed in a WTO committee in 2020 mentioned food safety, according to a report on the meeting.

Of the 36 new specific trade concerns (STCs) raised in the…
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EU lowers lead and cadmium limits for food products

By Joe Whitworth on August 13, 2021

The European Commission has set new maximum levels for lead and cadmium in a range of food products to protect public health.

Measures will apply beginning Aug. 30 for limits of lead and a day…
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Lawsuits piling up against baby food firms over potential damage to infant brain development

By Jonan Pilet on June 23, 2021

There are reports of more than 80 lawsuits filed against firms that were named in a February congressional report about highly dangerous levels of arsenic and other poisons in baby food.

The report, requested by …
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Cadmium in chocolate limits put forward in Codex meeting

By Joe Whitworth on May 24, 2021

A Codex committee has recommended new maximum levels (MLs) for cadmium in chocolate.

The levels set for cadmium are 0.3 milligrams per kilogram (mg/kg) for chocolate containing up to 30 percent cocoa total solids and…
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FDA announces ‘Closer to Zero’ plan to reduce toxic elements eaten by babies and young children

By News Desk on April 9, 2021

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…
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