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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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Wave of New Class-Action Lawsuits Against Baby Food Manufacturers

Posted on February 23, 2021

We have previously blogged about the fallout from a Congressional report on the level of heavy metals in baby foods, including class-action lawsuits against Gerber Products Co. and Plum, PBC

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FDA Responds to Questions About Heavy Metals in Baby Food

Posted on February 17, 2021

On February 16, the FDA published a response about questions about levels of heavy metals in baby food, as indicated in a Congressional report released on February 4. Our summary

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Gerber and Plum Hit with Consumer Class-Action Lawsuits in Wake of Congressional Report on Heavy Metals in Baby Food

Posted on February 9, 2021

As some of our readers may know, the U.S. House of Representatives subcommittee on Economic and Consumer Policy released a report on February 4^th 2021 which reported on the

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Lawmaker Calls for FDA to Respond to Report on Toxic Metals in Baby Food

Posted on October 21, 2019

Toxic metals – such as arsenic, lead, cadmium, mercury and others – occur naturally and as environmental pollutants in air, water and soil and they enter the food supply when

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FDA Releases Heavy Metal Test Results in Kratom

Posted on April 5, 2019

In November 2018, FDA announced that it had tested 26 kratom products with “disturbingly” high heavy metal levels. Also known as Mitragyna speciose, kratom grows naturally in Southeast Asia

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International Food Safety Leaders Adopt and Advance Food Safety Provisions Discussed at the 12th Session of the Codex Alimentarius Committee on Contaminants (and Toxins) in foods (CCCF)

Posted on April 18, 2018

The 12th session of the Codex Alimentarius Committee on Contaminants (and Toxins) in foods (CCCF) was held in Utrecht (The Netherlands) from March 12-16, 2018. CCCF is the Codex Alimentarius

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