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The new FDA guidance comes more than a year after lead-tainted pouches of apple cinnamon puree sickened more than 560 children in the U.S. between October 2023 and April 2024, according to the CDC.
(The Center Square) – The U.S. Food and Drug Administration announced new maximum allowable lead levels in baby foods for the first time to reduce potential health risks to infants and young ...
According to the release, the new rule reflects "the levels of lead at which the FDA may regard the food as adulterated under the Federal Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act." the guidelines, titled ...
The new guidance comes more than a year after lead-tainted pouches of apple cinnamon puree sickened more than 560 children in the U.S. between October 2023 and April 2024, according to the CDC. The levels of lead detected in those products were more than 2,000 times higher than the FDA's maximum.
The US Food and Drug Administration has proposed setting lead levels in baby food of 10 parts per billion for many products and 20 parts per billion for cereals and root vegetables, which can ...
The FDA commissioner urged Congress on Thursday to pass legislation mandating that food manufacturers test for lead in products imported to the United States.