Environmental Defense Fund: FDA's Outdated Lead Standards Put the Public's Health at Risk
December 10, 2020
December 10, 2020
NEW YORK, Dec. 10 -- The Environmental Defense Fund issued the following news release on Dec. 9:
Today, a group of organizations sent a formal petition to the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) urging the agency to revise its outdated standards for lead in food to better protect the public, and especially children, from the impacts of lead exposure. Specifically, the petition calls on the agency to stop allowing lead to be added to materials that contact food, to update its guidance . . .
Today, a group of organizations sent a formal petition to the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) urging the agency to revise its outdated standards for lead in food to better protect the public, and especially children, from the impacts of lead exposure. Specifically, the petition calls on the agency to stop allowing lead to be added to materials that contact food, to update its guidance . . .