Environmental NGO urges US FDA to act on food contact substances

摘要

The incoming head of the US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) should "fix" a rule permitting food producers to decide chemical safety, and put hundreds of undisclosed and potentially harmful substances in food, NGO the Environmental Defense Fund (EDF) has argued. The call to action reflects the consumer advocacy community's hope that new leadership could drive progress on food packaging issues that have stayed dormant or tied up in litigation for years.