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FDA Issues Final Guidance for Inorganic Arsenic in Apple Juice

Posted on June 6, 2023
  • On June 1, 2023, the FDA announced a final guidance for industry titled “Action Level for Inorganic Arsenic in Apple Juice.” The final guidance adopts an action level of 10
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Data on Toxic Elements from FDA’s July 2022 Total Diet Study Report

Posted on August 8, 2022
  •  We have reported on developments regarding toxic elements of concern that may be present in the food supply and, in particular, FDA’s “Closer to Zero” plan to reduce the levels

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New House Report on Heavy Metals in Baby Food

Posted on October 4, 2021
  •  Many of our readers will recall a February 4, 2021 report by the U.S. House of Representatives subcommittee on Economic and Consumer Policy (summarized here) that raised alarm regarding

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Beech-Nut Exits Market Following Voluntary Recall

Posted on June 16, 2021
  • On June 8, 2021, Beech-Nut Nutrition Company issued a voluntary recall for one lot of its Beech-Nut Stage 1, Single Grain Rice Cereal (“Cereal”). The rice flour used for the

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High Levels of Arsenic and Lead Found in Vinegar Products, Particularly Balsamics

Posted on June 1, 2021
    • On May 24, 2021, the consumer protection groups Food & Water Watch and Empire State Consumer Project, Inc. (ESCP) requested (via letter) that the FDA take action to address the

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NY Attorney General Probes Arsenic in Baby Cereal

Posted on May 3, 2021
  •  We have reported on FDA’s guidance document, “Inorganic Arsenic in Rice Cereals for Infants: Action Level Guidance for Industry,” which was finalized in August 2020 and sets an

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DC Attorney General Sues Baby Food Company Over Heavy Metals

Posted on April 28, 2021
  • On April 21, the Attorney General of Washington, DC, Karl A. Racine, filed a lawsuit against Beech-Nut Nutrition Company, one of the largest baby food manufacturers for “misleading parent-consumers about

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New FDA Plan to Reduce Toxic Elements in Baby Food

Posted on April 12, 2021
  • On April 8, 2021, the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) unveiled Closer to Zero, a new action plan for reducing exposure to toxic elements from foods eaten by

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Congressmembers Introduce The Baby Food Safety Act

Posted on March 31, 2021
  • On March 25, Congressmembers introduced The Baby Food Safety Act of 2021 to amend the Federal Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act (FDCA) to limit the presence of toxic elements in

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New FDA Action to Reduce Toxic Metals in Baby Food

Posted on March 8, 2021
  •  FDA published a response (discussed here) within two weeks of a Congressional report released on February 4, 2021 on the finding of heavy metals— including arsenic, lead, cadmium, and

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