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Consumer Reports Evaluates Heavy Metals in Chocolate

Posted on December 22, 2022
  • On December 15, 2022, Consumer Reports published an article in which they report that some dark chocolate bars contain excessive amounts of cadmium and lead. Cadmium and lead are heavy
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Chocolate Report Released Regarding Lead and Cadmium

Posted on October 4, 2022
  • As You Sow and the National Confectioners Association released a report on August 18, 2022 that determines the predominant sources of lead and cadmium in chocolate products and how best

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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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FDA Webinar on Action Levels for Lead in Juice

Posted on May 26, 2022
  • FDA will hold a webinar on Tuesday, June 14, 2022, at 1:00 pm (ET) to provide an overview of the recent draft guidance that the Agency issued on action levels

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FDA Issues Draft Action Levels for Lead in Juice

Posted on April 29, 2022
  • On April 27, 2022, FDA issued a draft guidance providing draft action levels for lead in single-strength apple juice and other single-strength juices. FDA states that the new levels are

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NY AG Demands Removal of False “Lead Free” Baby Food Claims

Posted on February 23, 2022
  • On February 16, New York Attorney General Letitia James issued a demand letter to HolleUSA to stop making false or misleading claims about their baby food products. The demand letter

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Prop 65 Settlement on Lead in Infant Formula

Posted on February 7, 2022
  • California’s Safe Drinking Water and Toxic Enforcement Act of 1986, better known by its original name of Proposition 65 (Prop 65), prohibits knowingly exposing any individual to a listed chemical

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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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EU Revises Lead and Cadmium Limits

Posted on August 13, 2021
  • The European Commission has again taken aim to reduce the presence of heavy metals in food by setting new limits for lead and cadmium in certain food products. Lead and

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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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