Food Comprising Toxic Elements Is A Burgeoning Issue Among Juveniles: FDA

The U.S. Food and Drug Administration has lime lighted how hazardous compounds, such as mercury, arsenic, lead, and cadmium, among others, have been gradually incorporated into the food chain and are significantly impacting the health of adolescents. Henceforth, the federal agency has announced novel approachesgeared towards declining adulteration and mitigating the toxic effects of chemicals present in edible products consumed by infants and young children.FDA spokesperson told that the governing agency is about to initiate a proposal that will aim at sustaining the chemical compounds in juvenile foodstuffs below certain standards.

Parents and guardians are highly concerned about their children’s health. So, they thoroughly observe the foodstuff their children consume. However, FDA conducted the research and survey on the health of juveniles, and based on the same, it concluded that there is not a direct impact on the health of children by consuming foods containing toxic elements.Before incorporating any product intothe retail market, FDA conducts regular tests to monitor the levels of toxic elements in the food product. In case, the agency finds any health concern, it initiates the protocol to discontinue the manufacturing and sales of that product.

The FDA released a notice to food manufacturers for infants and young children comprised of the preventive measuresset based on the Risk-Based Preventive Controls for Human Food rule, Hazard Analysis, andthe Current Good Manufacturing Practice. The noticestresses the presence of potentially hazardous chemical compounds in food products and the key measures that the food manufacturers ought to take to mitigate or prevent the utilization of hazardous chemicals while food manufacturing and processing. Eventually, the agency aims to reassure the consumers that the food products for infants and juveniles manufactured and retailed in the market are safe.