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California Assembly bill would keep some chemicals out of the mouths of babes

Assemblymember Jesse Gabriel (D-Encino) on March 12 introduced a bill to ban six harmful food dyes and titanium dioxide from food provided in California’s public schools. If enacted, California

By News Desk

/ 14 Mar 2024

California Assembly bill would keep some chemicals out of the mouths of babes

New York State is latest to threaten removal of harmful food additives

The movement to ban certain additives in food or beverages that started last year in California and spread this year first to Illinois has now reached as far as the

By Dan Flynn

/ 6 Mar 2024

New York State is latest to threaten removal of harmful food additives

Campaign for a ban on certain food additives moves on to Illinois after California victory

The two non-governmental organizations, with a joint project to trim the number of food additives in candy, soda, and other food items, are moving into a second year in a

By Dan Flynn

/ 31 Jan 2024

Campaign for a ban on certain food additives moves on to Illinois after California victory

With FDA action, brominated vegetable oil faces nationwide ban, not just in California

The U.S. Food and Drug Administration plans to revoke the regulation authorizing the use of brominated vegetable oil (BVO) in food. The action comes after BVO landed on a

By Dan Flynn

/ 6 Nov 2023

With FDA action, brominated vegetable oil faces nationwide ban, not just in California

Chocolate makers say they have heavy metals issue under control

The National Confectioners Association (NCA) has responded to the Consumer Reports study published earlier this week on levels of lead and cadmium in chocolate and cocoa. “Chocolate and cocoa are

By Dan Flynn

/ 27 Oct 2023

Chocolate makers say they have heavy metals issue under control

Legislation would give the FDA, and CDC power to collect samples from animal farms during outbreaks

A senator and representative have introduced legislation that would give the FDA and CDC authority to enter and collect samples at feedlots during foodborne illness outbreaks. Federal agencies currently cannot

By Coral Beach

/ 14 Sep 2023

Legislation would give the FDA, and CDC power to collect samples from animal farms during outbreaks

Bill banning harmful chemicals in food advances in California Senate

On June 28, the California Senate Committee on Health approved the first-in-the-nation bill to ban five harmful chemicals from candy, cereals, and other processed food. Assembly Bill 418, which has

By Dan Flynn

/ 30 Jun 2023

Bill banning harmful chemicals in food advances in California Senate

Check of baby food for heavy metals requires paying attention, but not panic

Consumer Reports (CR) is out with a new study of heavy metals in baby food. CR’s latest tests included 14 products, representing a mix of fruits and vegetables; meals

By Dan Flynn

/ 28 Jun 2023

Check of baby food for heavy metals requires paying attention, but not panic

Bill to put animal confinement under FDA regulation for food safety purposes introduced in House

The Expanded Food Safety Investigation Act to give the Food and Drug Administration FDA new powers to investigate livestock feedlots and animal confinement facilities has been introduced in Congress. Sponsored

By News Desk

/ 16 Jun 2023

Bill to put animal confinement under FDA regulation for food safety purposes introduced in House

FDA adopts decade-old draft guidance for arsenic in apple juice

It’s been 10 years in the making, but the FDA has announced final guidance on the levels of arsenic in apple juice, seen as crucial for children’s safety.

By Coral Beach

/ 2 Jun 2023

FDA adopts decade-old draft guidance for arsenic in apple juice

Food safety groups pitch congressional leaders on the inside game

Eleven organizations that work closely with the Food and Drug Administration are asking bipartisan congressional leaders to work with them on “several pressing food safety issues this year.” The eleven

By Dan Flynn

/ 23 May 2023

Food safety groups pitch congressional leaders on the inside game

California Assembly passes first-in-the-nation ban on chemicals in processed food

Consumer Reports and the Environmental Working Group are halfway home in their strategy to ban harmful chemicals in food. They’ve focused on California where a slow but steady approach

By Dan Flynn

/ 17 May 2023

California Assembly passes first-in-the-nation ban on chemicals in processed food

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California Assembly bill would keep some chemicals out of the mouths of babes

New York State is latest to threaten removal of harmful food additives

Campaign for a ban on certain food additives moves on to Illinois after California victory

With FDA action, brominated vegetable oil faces nationwide ban, not just in California

Chocolate makers say they have heavy metals issue under control

Legislation would give the FDA, and CDC power to collect samples from animal farms during outbreaks

Bill banning harmful chemicals in food advances in California Senate

Check of baby food for heavy metals requires paying attention, but not panic

Bill to put animal confinement under FDA regulation for food safety purposes introduced in House

FDA adopts decade-old draft guidance for arsenic in apple juice

Food safety groups pitch congressional leaders on the inside game

California Assembly passes first-in-the-nation ban on chemicals in processed food