A global food standards-setting body has advanced work on various issues, including lead levels, Ciguatera, and tropane alkaloids.
The latest Codex Committee on Contaminants in Food session was held in
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
There is a “striking” lack of safety data on wild flowers used at restaurants, according to a review in Denmark.
Of 23 flowers reviewed, nine contained compounds with toxic or
At its meeting last week in Geneva, the Joint FAO/WHO Expert Committee on Food Additives (JECFA) concluded that the use of carrageenan in infant formula, or formula for special
