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Study Finds Chocolate Made from West African, Asian Cocoa Have Lowest Cadmium, Lead Levels

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Bailee Henderson
June 18, 2024

Researchers from Tulane University assessed the levels and risks of toxic metals in chocolates sold in the U.S., made from beans originating from different global regions.


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FDA Issues Warning Letter to Dollar Tree for Failure to Recall Lead-Tainted Cinnamon Fruit Puree Pouches that Sickened Children

Food Safety Magazine Editorial Team
June 18, 2024

Following a lead poisoning outbreak linked to adulterated cinnamon fruit puree pouches that affected hundreds of children, the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) issued a warning letter to Dollar Tree, Inc. due to its failure to remove the recalled products from stores.


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Baby Food Safety Act Would Give FDA Authority to Limit Toxic Heavy Metals in Food for Children

Food Safety Magazine Editorial Team
May 13, 2024

To protect the health of young children, the Baby Food Safety Act of 2024 has been introduced in U.S. Congress to give FDA the authority to enforce scientifically established limits on heavy metals in commercially produced infant and toddler food.


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Study: Pesticides, Toxic Heavy Metals Lower in Hydroponic Vegetables Than in Conventional Samples

Food Safety Magazine Editorial Team
May 8, 2024

A recent study comparing the presence of chemical contaminants in conventionally and hydroponically grown produce found pesticide residues and toxic heavy metals in a larger number of conventional samples than in hydroponic samples. Phthalate levels were consistent between conventional and hydroponic samples.


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Lead-Tainted Cinnamon Not Exclusive to Fruit Puree Pouches, FDA Warns and Issues Recall

Food Safety Magazine Editorial Team
March 7, 2024

After hundreds of children across the U.S. contracted lead poisoning after eating fruit puree pouches containing contaminated cinnamon, the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has identified six additional ground cinnamon products that were found to contain elevated levels of lead. The agency has issued a recall.


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Congress Asks FDA to Explain its Investigation of Lead-Contaminated Cinnamon in Fruit Puree Pouches

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Bailee Henderson
January 24, 2024

In light of the recent string of lead poisoning cases in children across the U.S. linked to fruit puree pouches contaminated with lead and chromium, members of the House Committee on Energy and Commerce have written a letter to the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) to express concerns and request an immediate briefing.


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EFSA Lowers Acceptable Daily Intake for Sweetener Erythritol, Which Most People Exceed

Food Safety Magazine Editorial Team
December 20, 2023

After reassessing the food safety of the popular zero-calorie sweetener erythritol, the European Food Safety Authority (EFSA) has lowered the acceptable daily intake (ADI) for the additive and reported that, for all groups the EU included in the assessment, acute and chronic exposure to erythritol is above the newly set ADI.



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FDA: Intentional Adulteration Possible Cause of Lead in Recalled Cinnamon Applesauce Pouches

Food Safety Magazine Editorial Team
December 19, 2023

With regard to the recently recalled, lead-contaminated applesauce packages that have caused lead poisoning among dozens of children, Jim Jones, Deputy Commissioner for Human Foods at the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA), recently shared that the agency’s leading theory is economically motivated adulteration of cinnamon used in the products.


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Fruit Purees Linked to Growing Number of Child Lead Poisoning Cases, FDA Suggests Theory on Source of Contamination

Food Safety Magazine Editorial Team
November 15, 2023

As of November 16, 2023, there are 34 known cases of acute lead toxicity linked to recalled fruit puree pouches in the U.S. FDA has alluded to an unconfirmed theory that the common source of contamination may be an imported ingredient used in the products.


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Consumer Reports Finds High Levels of Cadmium, Lead in One-Third of Chocolate Products

Food Safety Magazine Editorial Team
October 26, 2023

Building upon a December 2022 report on the levels of toxic heavy metals in dark chocolate, Consumer Reports recently published new findings about the contaminants in other kinds of chocolates, suggesting that one-third of chocolate products contain high levels of heavy metals.


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