Letter to New York State Director of Food Safety and Inspection on Proposed Heavy Metal Limits 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.
11/09/2022 at 12:00 am
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