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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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WHO wants data on mercury in fish

By News Desk on September 24, 2020

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…
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Finland assesses heavy metals risk from foods

By Joe Whitworth on May 17, 2020

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…
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Norway looks at metals in seafood; assesses local meat producers

By News Desk on May 6, 2020

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…
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Senator wants action now to resolve problems with baby, toddler foods

By Coral Beach on October 21, 2019

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.…
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Fraunhofer works on disinfection using UV light

By News Desk on August 19, 2019

Scientists at a German institute are investigating use of ultraviolet light-emitting diodes (UV LEDs) to destroy bacterial DNA.

Fraunhofer researchers looked at replacing conventional lamps containing mercury with ultraviolet light-emitting diodes. The technology is suitable…
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Fipronil and Salmonella lead notifications in RASFF report

By Joe Whitworth on September 27, 2018

Fipronil in eggs and Salmonella in poultry meat from Brazil dominated information exchanges between European countries in 2017, according to the annual Rapid Alert System for Food and Feed (RASFF) report.

A total of 3,832…
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Fish tales: Angler offers tips on safest options for fish lovers

By Rebecca Lily on August 18, 2017

Apart from the fact that fish is rich in protein and low in saturated fat, it is also a good source of omega-3, a fatty acid which is known to reduce the risk of abnormal…
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Something fishy: FDA’s final advice on when to eat which fish

By Coral Beach on January 20, 2017

The Food and Drug Administration issued its “final advice” on fish and shellfish this week, warning against eating some species and encouraging Americans to eat three servings a week of others.

The federal agency gave…
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Consumer Group Helps Calculate Safest Seafood

By Lydia Zuraw on September 18, 2014

Concerned that the government’s advice regarding seafood consumption is too simplistic, the Environmental Working Group (EWG) has released its own consumer guide on the subject. “The developing brain during pregnancy and in childhood is remarkably…
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Consumer Reports: Pregnant Women Shouldn’t Eat Tuna

By James Andrews on August 22, 2014

Can eating the wrong type of fish put you at higher risk for mercury exposure? That’s the question posed in the latest special food safety report published Wednesday from Consumer Reports, the publishing arm of…
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