ASTA Convenes D.C. Stakeholders to Recognize Global Efforts to End Foodborne Lead Poisoning
Read this article about ASTA's jointly hosted reception and briefing on Capitol Hill regarding initiatives to combat lead poisoning.
Last Monday, ASTA jointly hosted a reception and briefing on Capitol Hill where ASTA, the U.S. Food and Drug Association (FDA), and Pure Earth offered remarks on collaborative public-private initiatives to combat lead poisoning and promote a safe supply chain worldwide to a broad audience of legislative staffers and representatives of the public health NGO community. At the reception, ASTA formally shared that it joined the Partnership for a Lead-Free Future (PLF), a new coalition to tackle lead exposure in low- and middle-income countries, which was publicly launched that day at the General Assembly session in New York.
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