Lead in Baby Food: FDA Sets Action Levels, But Loopholes Limit Impact
Recommendations do not jibe with spirit of Closer to Zero Initiative.
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Lead in Food: FDA Study Shows Excessive Cadmium, Lead in Kids’ Diets
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.
Lead in Food: Washington State Acts on Metal Cookware in Face of FDA Inaction
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.