Food and Drug Administration

FDA Suggests Reducing Acrylamide in Diet
December 2, 2013
The Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has released a consumer update containing suggestions on how to reduce the amount of acrylamide in one’s diet.  Acrylamide is a chemical found in certain foods that have been fried, toasted or roasted, and has been shown to increase the risk of cancer. Acrylamide forms when starchy foods are cooked at high temperatures for a...
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FDA Bans Use of BPA in Baby Formula Packaging
October 15, 2013
The U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has decided to ban the use of bisphenol A (BPA) in coatings for baby formula packaging after determining that the industry has abandoned the use of BPA.  The FDA did not, however, take any action on the use of BPA in linings of cans used for food.  The FDA took the step to ban the use of BPA in baby formula packaging in...
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Dems Urge Release of FDA’s Proposed Guidelines Re: Arsenic in Fruit Juice
June 19, 2013
Democrats in Congress, including Senator Richard Blumenthal (D-CT) and Reps. Frank Pallone (D-N.J.) and Rosa DeLauro (D-Conn.), are concerned about the White House Office of Management and Budget’s (OMB) extended delays in clearing the U.S. Food and Drug Administration’s (FDA) proposed guidelines to reduce the amount of arsenic, a known carcinogen, in fruit juice....
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