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.
Tag: California
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 Prenatal Multivitamins: California’s Legislature Passes Bill Requiring Testing and Disclosure
Unleaded Kids is proud to have co-sponsored protective prenatal legislation.
Lead in Baby Food: Transparency Update on 39 Baby Food Brands
20 of 39 baby food brands selling products in California are making arsenic, cadmium, lead, and mercury test results publicly available.
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.
Lead in Products: California Sees Risks, Prospects for Safer Alternatives to Lead-Acid Batteries
Inaction for the right reasons might send the wrong message.
Lead in Baby Food: California Requires Companies to Disclose Heavy Metal Levels
Plum Organics leads baby food companies in posting toxic element testing results online.
Lead in Workers: CA Strengthens Woefully Outdated Standards
These changes can serve as a model to federal OSHA and other states.