Lead in Food: New Study Shows High Lead Levels in Prenatal Vitamins
This research will aid states like California to lead the way on increasing consumer transparency and incentivizing companies to compete for better products.
This research will aid states like California to lead the way on increasing consumer transparency and incentivizing companies to compete for better products.
Codex sets weak international standards so at least 95% of ingredients will pass.
Recommendations do not jibe with spirit of Closer to Zero Initiative.
California requires testing and disclosure of arsenic, cadmium, lead and mercury in dietary supplements and other foods when intended for babies.
Plum Organics leads baby food companies in posting toxic element testing results online.
FDA needs to get the lead and cadmium action levels out by December as promised and then do more to protect millions of infants and young children.
A new study sheds light on lead leaching in metal cookware. Knowing the safest cookware for food preparation can help reduce exposure to lead.
A new Washington State law, passed unanimously by the legislature and signed by Governor Inslee, prohibits manufacturers from making, selling, offering for sale, or distributing for sale or use in the State, any metal cookware with a component containing more than five parts per million (ppm) of lead by the end of 2025.
Codex’s standards have a global impact because they are referenced in a World Trade Organization agreement. Therefore, although Codex standards are voluntary, food and food ingredients traded between countries are expected to comply with Codex standards.