Lead in Cadmium: FDA’s Strange Draft Action Levels for Cadmium in Baby Food
Proposed action levels are inconsistent with agency’s Closer to Zero criteria.
Tag: baby food
Lead in Infant Formula: FDA Testing, Updates on State Legislative Efforts
FDA finds lead in 80% of samples; Vermont, New York, and California advance legislation requiring testing and disclosure for infant formula.
Lead in Food: Baby Food Toxic Element Bills Before House Subcommittee
The Baby Food Safety Act of 2026 empowers FDA without preempting state laws.
Lead in Infant Formula: Time for Transparency Despite Industry Opposition
States should require testing and disclosure for arsenic, cadmium, lead, and mercury contaminants.
Lead in Spices: States Need to Empower Consumers Through Transparency Laws
Spices are a source of exposure to arsenic, cadmium, lead, and mercury that needs to be addressed by states through testing and disclosure.
Lead in Food: Trump’s FDA Continues Important, But Modest, Actions
Reactionary measures don’t solve root causes, but they do provide some protection.
Lead in Baby Food: What About Dietary Supplements?
Only 3 of 10 dietary supplement brands disclose test results.
Lead in Baby Food: What is “Publicly Available”?
CDPH appears to say that buying a product to access test results is OK.
Lead in Baby Food: FDA Sets Action Levels, But Loopholes Limit Impact
Recommendations do not jibe with spirit of Closer to Zero Initiative.
Lead in Baby Food: Dietary Supplements Companies Scramble to Comply with California’s AB-899
California requires testing and disclosure of arsenic, cadmium, lead and mercury in dietary supplements and other foods when intended for babies.