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
Continue Reading Codex meeting makes progress; adds session to finish some of its work
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
Continue Reading Testing points to cadmium as a problem for spinach
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
Continue Reading ‘Ginseng’ used to make soup recalled for high levels of lead, cadmium
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
Continue Reading WTO report shows food safety dominates new trade concerns
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
Continue Reading EU lowers lead and cadmium limits for food products
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
Continue Reading Lawsuits piling up against baby food firms over potential damage to infant brain development
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
Continue Reading Cadmium in chocolate limits put forward in Codex meeting
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
The World Health Organization (WHO) is requesting data on methylmercury and total mercury in certain fish species.
Fish types for which maximum limits have already been established are excluded.
People are mainly exposed to methylmercury
Continue Reading WHO wants data on mercury in fish
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
