After pressure from parents and advocates, the agency has laid out new rules for food manufacturers to limit heavy metals in foods. Here's what to know.
These levels would not be mandatory
for food manufacturers, but they would allow the FDA to take enforcement action against companies exceeding the new limits.With the proposed “action levels,” the FDA aims to reduce exposures to lead from food while ensuring baby foods are still widely available and affordable. The action is part of , the FDA’s science-based plan to reduce exposure to lead, arsenic, cadmium and mercury to the lowest possible levels in foods eaten by babies and young children.found high levels of heavy metals in baby food.
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