Targeted farm controls and smart processing minimize Cd/Pb in carrots while ICP-MS verification prevents exceedances. An integrated, multi-barrier approach reduces recalls, protects infant foods, and aligns with EU/FDA expectations for retailer-ready compliance.
Guidance translating heavy-metal science into controls for sweet potato supply chains: risk profile, farm-to-factory remediation, HACCP integration, and verification specs (ICP-MS, sampling, limits) to meet stringent standards and reduce recalls.
Heavy metal contamination in spinach, especially cadmium and lead, poses global food safety risks. This article reviews recent surveillance data and evidence-based remediation—from soil and irrigation management to processing and verification—helping retailers and manufacturers reduce exposure, prevent recalls, and achieve compliance certification.
Cacao frequently accumulates cadmium and lead, creating regulatory and health risks. This article reviews peer-reviewed evidence on contamination sources and remediation—from soil and cultivar controls to manufacturing verification—helping producers, retailers, and regulators minimize heavy metal exposure in global cacao supply chains.
Concise guide to the EU’s 2025 heavy-metal limits in food—covering Pb, inorganic As, Hg (MeHg), Cd, and Ni—linking EFSA risk assessments (MOE, TDI/TWI) to legally enforceable maximum levels, and outlining practical testing, supply-chain controls, and recall-prevention strategies for clinicians, retailers, manufacturers, and regulators.
Evidence shows rice preferentially accumulates inorganic arsenic and cadmium. Risk reduction requires upstream controls—cultivar selection, AWD calibrated to local As/Cd trade-offs, clean irrigation, soil amendments—and downstream polishing, leaching, and test-and-hold verification, with statistically sound sampling and lot segregation to ensure compliant, consistent quality.
An integrated cassava-safety strategy clean sourcing, cultivar control, processing refinements, and ICP verification minimizes Pb and Cd, safeguards infant foods, and enhances regulatory confidence across supply chains.
The FDA’s Closer to Zero initiative aims to reduce toxic heavy metals—lead, arsenic, cadmium, and mercury—in baby foods to the lowest feasible levels. By setting evidence-based action levels, it bridges toxicology and policy to protect infants’ neurodevelopment while ensuring nutritional adequacy and industry feasibility.
U.S. Baby Food Safety Act 2021 proposes strict limits on arsenic, lead, cadmium, and mercury in infant foods. This article reviews scientific data on heavy metals in baby food, compares FDA, EU, and global standards, and examines regulatory, compliance, and public health impacts.
How to protect yourself from heavy metals (lead, arsenic, mercury, cadmium) in food, water, and your home. Get science-backed tips to reduce exposure – like cooking rice to cut arsenic by 50%, choosing low-mercury fish, testing old paint and well water – without sacrificing a healthy diet. Balanced, practical advice for keeping your family safe from heavy metal risks.
