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Cadmium Fast Facts

FoodInsight

Food and Drug Administration (FDA) is the lead U.S. Initiatives like FDAs Closer To Zero program are actively working to reduce exposure to cadmium and other heavy metals for all ages. The FDA has a temporary intake guideline of 0.210.36 The FDA identifies effects on kidney and bone as the most sensitive areas impacted.

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Arsenic Fast Facts

FoodInsight

Food and Drug Administration (FDA) is the lead U.S. Initiatives like FDAs Closer To Zero program are actively working to reduce exposure to arsenic and other heavy metals for all ages. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) is the lead U.S. Agency for protecting the public from overexposure to arsenic in food.

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FDA: Abbott Infant Formula: Did not have controls in place to prevent Cronobacter contamination

Bill Marler

FDA Inspections of Abbott 2019, 2021 and 2022. The FDA, along with CDC and state and local partners are investigating consumer complaints and/or reports of infant illness related to products from Abbott Nutrition’s Sturgis, MI facility. Additional recall information for the initial recall is available on the FDA website.

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Milestones in Food Safety: 1993-1999

Food Quality & Safety

“This increased the visibility of food safety in the United States, and provided one of the first examples in which the safety of food was directly linked to public health,” says Lee-Ann Jaykus, PhD, distinguished professor of food, bioprocessing, and nutrition sciences at North Carolina State University in Raleigh. “It

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FDA’s failures have consequences – real people – here is one story – there are countless others

Bill Marler

Dr. Betters agreed with nephrology’s recommendation to start Makayla on nutritional support with TPN [12] plus intralipids (IL), with a plan to wean her off intravenous fluids once those were well established. Makayla had been exhibiting elevated potassium levels on TPN, so nutritional adjustments were made.