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Food Policy Update

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Providing updates on federal food and farm policy from EWG.

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EWG applauds Senate bill to close food chemical safety loopholes

EWG applauds Senate bill to close food chemical safety loopholes

EWG applauds Sen. Ed Markey (D-Mass.) for today introducing legislation to ensure the safety of food chemicals by closing regulatory loopholes.

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Senator Markey Introduces Legislation to Improve Food Safety and Hold FDA Accountable | U.S....

Senator Markey Introduces Legislation to Improve Food Safety and Hold FDA Accountable | U.S....

Legislation calls for stricter regulation of “Generally Recognized as Safe” substances and creation...

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Toxic #PFAS could be contaminating millions of acres of cropland ewg.org/news-insights/news/2…
EWG: ‘Forever chemicals’ may taint nearly 20 million cropland acres

EWG: ‘Forever chemicals’ may taint nearly 20 million cropland acres

The toxic “forever chemicals” known as PFAS could be contaminating nearly 20 million acres of U.S. cropland, according to an EWG estimate.

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When Congress passed food chemical safety laws, 99% of food chemicals were supposed to be reviewed by @FDAFood, not by the chemical companies. ewg.org/news-insights/news/2… #ToxicFreeFoodFDA
EWG analysis: Almost all new food chemicals greenlighted by industry, not the FDA

EWG analysis: Almost all new food chemicals greenlighted by industry, not the FDA

Nearly 99 percent of all food chemicals introduced since 2000 were greenlighted for use by the food and chemical industry, according to a new EWG analysis – not by the Food and Drug Administration,...

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This @POLITICO report is troubling on many levels. Food safety at the FDA should be a top priority to protect all Americans. Whether it is pathogens, pesticides, PFAS, or toxic metals, these toxins have no place in our food supply or our kitchens. politico.com/interactives/20…
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Opinion | It’s Time to Fix FDA by Breaking It Up

Opinion | It’s Time to Fix FDA by Breaking It Up

A new investigation about the agency’s failures underscores the need for a separate agency to keep our food safe.

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Food Policy Update@FoodPolicyNews9 Apr 2022
The @US_FDA @FDAfood need to protect our babies’ brain from toxic metals like #Arsenic and #Lead in baby food. Retweet to urge them to take food safety seriously. #ToxicFreeFoodFDA politico.com/interactives/20…
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@rosadelauro9 Apr 2022
The “F” in FDA has come to mean “failure” on food safety. We must greatly intensify the pressure to get the FDA to do its job and to keep the American people safe and alive. The time for an overhaul of their priorities is now. politi.co/3v66XEf
How the FDA’s food division fails to regulate health and safety hazards

How the FDA’s food division fails to regulate health and safety hazards

A POLITICO investigation based on more than 50 interviews finds the FDA is failing to meet American consumers expectations on food safety and nutrition.

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David Lim@davidalim9 Apr 2022
Sen. Patty Murray weighs in on @hbottemiller's stellar investigation of FDA's food center. "I am going to be pressing for answers from FDA leadership on how they will fix this, and holding them accountable for doing so as quickly as possible." politico.com/interactives/20…
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The real world consequences of @FDAfood's failure to protect us from pathogens in produce: marlerblog.com/legal-cases/f…
FDA's failures have consequences - real people - here is one story - there are countless others

FDA's failures have consequences - real people - here is one story - there are countless others

Helena Bottemiller Evich's well done piece in Politico "The FDA's Food Failure," that hit the internet very early this morning, is a stunning, but not

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Devastating @hbottemiller takedown of @FDAfood. Read this before you eat again: politico.com/interactives/20…
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EDF Safer Chemicals@EDFChemicals9 Apr 2022
We’ve waited for years for action on #lead, #arsenic, #phthalates, & PFAS. #FDA even lets manufacturers decide if food additives are safe, without notifying the agency. @US_FDA and @FDAFood it’s time for #ToxicFreeFoodFDA.
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@politico9 Apr 2022
It turns out regulating food isn’t a high priority at the Food and Drug Administration. While drugs and medical products dominate the FDA, its food side has been ignored, underfunded and dysfunctional, our investigation found. 🧵👇 politico.com/interactives/20…
How the FDA’s food division fails to regulate health and safety hazards

How the FDA’s food division fails to regulate health and safety hazards

A POLITICO investigation based on more than 50 interviews finds the FDA is failing to meet American consumers expectations on food safety and nutrition.

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ATTN @DrCaliff_FDA: @US_FDA and @FDAfood MUST move faster to set limits in toxic metals like #Arsenic and #Lead in baby food to protect our babies’ growing brains. politico.com/interactives/20…
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The @US_FDA @FDAfood need to protect our babies’ brain from toxic metals like #Arsenic and #Lead in baby food. Retweet to urge them to take food safety seriously. #ToxicFreeFoodFDA politico.com/interactives/20…
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Pathogens, dangerous food chemicals, and toxic metals should NOT be in our food. Retweet to let @DrCaliff_FDA know we want food safety to be a priority. politico.com/interactives/20…
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EWG@ewg9 Apr 2022
ATTN @US_FDA and @FDAfood: You NEED to make the safety of our food a priority! Pathogens, pesticides, food chemicals and toxic metals have no place on our tables. @hbottemiller politico.com/interactives/20…
How the FDA’s food division fails to regulate health and safety hazards

How the FDA’s food division fails to regulate health and safety hazards

A POLITICO investigation based on more than 50 interviews finds the FDA is failing to meet American consumers expectations on food safety and nutrition.

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Pathogens, dangerous food chemicals and toxic metals should not be in our food. Retweet to let @US_FDA and @FDAfood know we NEED food safety to be a priority. politico.com/interactives/20…
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Is it a feedstock for biodiesel or for edible oil? It's … both? @mvmaffini writes how one corn oil producer's bid to create a new food ingredient raised a scary maze of questions #ToxicFreeFoodFDA blogs.edf.org/health/2022/03…
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EDF Safer Chemicals@EDFChemicals21 Mar 2022
Mounting evidence of #BPA's harmful effects. Study supports recent European Food Safety Authority (@EFSA_EU) findings that BPA is associated with #asthma and wheezing in school-age girls amp.cnn.com/cnn/2022/03/18/h…
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