Advocacy Groups Push for Ban on Additive in Food Packaging
Nine health and environment advocacy groups sent a petition to the Food and Drug Administration on Oct. 15, urging the agency to ban some chemicals in food packaging that allegedly cause brain damage to fetuses and infants, along with other…
Sign up for a free preview to unlock the rest of this article
If your job depends on informed compliance, you need International Trade Today. Delivered every business day and available any time online, only International Trade Today helps you stay current on the increasingly complex international trade regulatory environment.
pregnancy complications. The food additive, perchlorate, prevents the body from processing iodine, which is critical in making hormones, said the petition to the FDA Office of Food Additive Safety. The groups also asked the FDA to ban perchlorate used as “a conductivity enhancer in the manufacturer of antistatic agents in contact with dry food and as additive to sealing gaskets for food containers." The Natural Resources Defense Council, Center for Food Safety, Breast Cancer Fund, Center for Environmental Health, Environmental Working Group, Improving Kids’ Environment, Clean Water Action, Center for Science in the Public Interest and Children’s Environmental Health Network signed the petition.