Lady Liberty takes on BPA in new video
She may welcome the tired, the poor, and the huddled masses yearning to breathe free—but Lady Liberty has pulled up the welcome mat for BPA!
Thousands of children’s sweets STILL contain additive unsafe for human consumption
Source: EWG (October 19, 2022)
Skittles, Starburst and thousands of other sweet treats marketed to children contain titanium dioxide – an additive European food safety regulators say is no longer safe for human consumption. Yet the U.S. hasn’t reassessed the potential threats in more than 50 years.
Unleaded Juice: FDA’s challenge of continuous improvement and compliance assurance
Source: EDF (October 2, 2022)
A core tenet of FDA’s Closer to Zero program is the “Cycle of Continuous Improvement” represented by the image below on the program’s webpage. The four-stage, outer ring represents FDA’s process for revising its action levels for food contaminants. The inner, grey ring describes the agency’s on-going monitoring, research, and compliance program.
Turn over a new leaf: Ditch your salad’s harmful chemicals with healthier dressings
Source: EWG (September 22, 2022)
Salad is the original health food, full of vitamins and nutrients and ideal for a healthier lifestyle. Just beware of dressings containing chemicals that could do more harm than good.
FDA Acknowledged Ortho-Phthalates Could Be Grouped Into Classes For Safety, Then Punted
Source: EDF (September 16, 2022)
In May, FDA decided to allow continued use of nine ortho-phthalates in food packaging and processing equipment but punted on deciding whether or not using those phthalates is safe.
These Food Ingredients Are Banned In Europe But Allowed In The U.S
Source: HuffPost (September 8, 2022)
From a young age, we’re taught that eating vegetables, fruit, lean meats and other nutritious items is crucial for our health. And that rings true today, no matter how old you are.
American Foods That Are Banned Abroad (And How They Can Impact Your Health)
Source: Eat This, Not That! (August 21, 2022)
What if someone told you the plate of food you just devoured was filled with the same chemicals used to make yoga mats, preservatives found in wax food packaging, and a major component of rat poisoning? Yeah, not too appetizing. Unfortunately for those living in the United States, that’s the reality of what just went into your stomach.
DeLauro mulls infant formula fixes — and what to do about FDA
Source: Food Fix (August 16, 2022)
House Appropriations Chair Rosa DeLauro is fired up, not just about FDA’s failings on the food front, but also about what might be done to make the infant formula market less concentrated in the wake of the ongoing shortage.
New report shows toxic heavy metals are lurking in food. Here’s what companies can do about it.
Source: EDF (August 16, 2022)
Last week, Healthy Babies Bright Futures (HBBF) released a report investigating heavy metals levels in rice, cereals, juices, and other common foods. It found no evidence that homemade baby food has lower heavy metal levels than store-bought brands. In fact, heavy metal levels varied widely by food type, not by how it was made. And, nearly all food samples we tested contained detectable amounts of toxic heavy metals: 94% of store-bought baby food and 94% of homemade purees and family brand foods.
Homemade baby food contains as many toxic metals as store-bought options, report says
Source: CNN (August 11, 2022)
Making baby food at home with store-bought produce isn’t going to reduce the amount of toxic heavy metals in the food your baby eats, according to a new report released exclusively to CNN.