Research Tools: FDA Announces Online Database to Track Food Contaminants

From Reuters:

The U.S. Food and Drug Administration on Thursday launched an online searchable database listing contaminant levels in human foods, reflecting Health Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr.’s ongoing efforts to reduce chemicals in food since taking office.

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The FDA said it is establishing an online database called “Chemical Contaminants Transparency Tool” to provide a list of contaminant levels called “tolerances, action levels and guidance levels” to evaluate the potential health risks of these contaminants in human foods.

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