Letter to Governor Hochul on Proposed Heavy Metal Limits for Spices in New York

This is ASTA's response to New York State's new regulatory policies for heavy metals in spices published in the Journal of Regulatory Science. The publication points out critical issues in New York State's exposure assessment and key concerns regarding achievability, and unintended consequences from the implementation of the proposed recall action levels.

This is a letter from ASTA to the Deputy Commissioner of the New York Department of Agriculture & Markets from February 2023 providing feedback on the proposed updates to New York's recall action level for lead in spices.