ASTA Response to New York State Feedback Request on the Proposed Recall Action Level for Lead in Spices

This document is a letter sent by ASTA to FDA Deputy Commissioner for Human Foods at Jim Jones providing him with an introduction to ASTA and to request a meeting to discuss the U.S. spice industry's support for the establishment of federal action levels for lead in spices.

This document is a letter sent to New York State Director of Food Safety and Inspection, Dan McCarthy, outlining outstanding questions on the status and scope of New York's proposed recall action levels for heavy metals in spices, as well as expressing concerns on the proposed levels.