The Food and Drug Administration will change its food safety policy as 2025 progresses. Monday’s latest is the FDA issued a notice in the Federal Register that determined 35 food contact notifications (FCNs) related to per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances (PFAS) are no longer effective.
The FDA has determined that
Continue Reading FDA makes changes in food contact and lead in baby food as new year begins
Five topics were considered to be emerging risks by European experts in 2023 while a wide range of other subjects were considered, according to a recently released report.
The annual report on the European Food Safety Authority’s (EFSA) activities on emerging risks revealed 32 issues were discussed and five were
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The U.S. Food and Drug Administration has issued a request for information on per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances (PFAS) in seafood. The FDA is seeking scientific data and information from the seafood industry, academia, state, and federal agencies, as well as other interested entities, on PFAS concentrations in seafood, the surrounding
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The Colorado Legislature has passed, and Gov. Jared Polis has signed, a bill that updates the PFAS Act that was adopted only two years ago.
The unusual move shows the states’ interest in dealing with the so-called Forever Chemicals.
In passing Senate Bill 24-081, Colorado’s 2024 Legislature decided the 2022
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More than $3 billion has been spent by the states to eliminate those harmful “forever chemicals” known as PFAS. Thirty-four states have considered 302 policies to protect people from the toxins, with 144 adopted in 28 states.
Eleven states (ME, MA, MI, NH, NJ, NY, PA, RI, VT, WA, and
Continue Reading Maine’s new fishing limits are examples of ongoing state actions to combat PFAS
TORONTO — Cheryl Murphy, a researcher from the Michigan State University (MSU) Center for PFAS Research, delivered a presentation on the persistent issue of per- and poly-fluoroalkyl substances (PFAS) at the International Association for Food Protection (IAFP) conference here.
PFAS are a group of man-made chemicals known for their resistance
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City water utilities as far-flung as Mobile, AL, Evanston, IL, Raleigh, Durham and Chapel Hill, NC, and Thorton, CO are scrambling to explain they are still selling a safe product.
That need comes after the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency moved the goal posts “on an advisory basis” for acceptable levels
Continue Reading Some city water utilities have bad news for customers because of ‘forever chemicals’
Crown Prince Inc. is recalling 3-ounce cans of Crown Prince Natural Smoked Baby Clams in Olive Oil because FDA testing found detectable levels of per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances (PFAS).
No illnesses had been reported as of the posting of the company’s recall notice.
Per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances (PFAS) are a
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Bumble Bee Foods LLC is recalling smoked clams after FDA testing found detectable levels of PFAS chemicals in samplings of the imported product.
The U.S. Food and Drug Administration test results came back after the agency conducted a limited survey as a preliminary step to determine if a more targeted
Continue Reading FDA testing finds detectable levels of PFAS prompting, recall of smoked clams
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The U.S. Senate on Feb. 15 voted to return Dr. Robert Califf to the role of FDA commissioner, bringing needed leadership to an agency that plays a vital role in protecting public health.
While Califf faces historic challenges in the form of the COVID-19 pandemic and the
Continue Reading New FDA commissioner has a full plate when it comes to chemistry of food safety
