What Consumers Need to Know about Heavy Metals Spice Safety

Presented by Conrad Choiniere with FDA at the ASTA 2022 Regulatory Workshop on September 12, 2022, in this session, Dr. Choiniere will share updates on the agency’s initiative, “Closer to Zero”, a science-based and iterative approach for reducing early childhood exposure to toxic heavy metal compounds from foods commonly consumed by babies and young children.

This presentation was provided at the 2021 Regulatory Workshop. The presenter, Ingrid Fiordaliso Candalino of ESA Technical Committee, presented on Reducing Heavy Metal Limits in Spices, including EU regulation details and updates.