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EU finds faults with Egypt’s fish checks; backs Croatian controls

By Joe Whitworth on May 8, 2022

Two audits by the European Commission’s health and safety unit have looked at checks to ensure fish product safety in Egypt and Croatia.

A remote DG Sante audit, in May and June 2021 in Egypt,…
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How to avoid processed baby foods and accompanying heavy metals

By Guest Contributor on March 11, 2022

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By Jenny Shell

On Feb. 4, 2021, the House Oversight and Reform Subcommittee on Economic and Consumer Policy released a report detailing its findings and concerns about the presence of heavy metals,…
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CDC study investigates luster dust baking decorations’ connection to poisonings

By News Desk on November 1, 2021

The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention has released a study on cake decorating “luster dust” associated with toxic metal poisonings.

Decorating foods with luster dust and similar products is a current trend, popularized on …
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WHO wants data on heavy metals in food

By News Desk on July 27, 2021

The World Health Organization (WHO) has called for data on two heavy metals in a range of food types.

The first covers methylmercury and total mercury in orange roughy, pink cusk-eel and all toothfish and…
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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 …
Continue Reading Lawsuits piling up against baby food firms over potential damage to infant brain development

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…
Continue Reading WHO wants data on mercury in fish

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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.
Continue Reading Senator wants action now to resolve problems with baby, toddler foods

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