Congressman Krishnamoorthi Leads Letter To Committees Requesting Funding In The Reconciliation Bill To Make Baby Food Safer marketscreener.com - get the latest breaking news, showbiz & celebrity photos, sport news & rumours, viral videos and top stories from marketscreener.com Daily Mail and Mail on Sunday newspapers.
IFT FIRST: FDA official weighs in on heavy metals in baby food foodnavigator-usa.com - get the latest breaking news, showbiz & celebrity photos, sport news & rumours, viral videos and top stories from foodnavigator-usa.com Daily Mail and Mail on Sunday newspapers.
At least 86 lawsuits have now been filed against firms named in the recent Congressional Subcommittee report on heavy metals in baby food including Beech-Nut Nutrition, which has just announced plans to exit the infant rice cereal category citing difficulties in sourcing rice flour that is consistently below FDA guidance levels for inorganic arsenic.
The thresholds for heavy metals proposed in the Baby Food Safety Act - introduced in the wake of the recent Congressional Subcommittee report alleging ‘dangerous’ levels of lead, mercury, cadmium and arsenic in baby foods – are challenging but feasible, claims direct to consumer baby food brand Yumi, which has urged other brands to back the bill.
WASHINGTON – Rep. Rosa DeLauro (D-Conn.) introduced legislation today to direct the Food and Drug Administration to narrow loopholes that have allowed chemical companies to decide whether food chemicals are safe to eat.