HHS, FDA Announce Chemical Contaminants Transparency Tool for Foods
Source: dairynews.today
The U.S. Food and Drug Administration introduces a database for tracking chemical contaminant levels in foods, fostering transparency and promoting public health safety.
Today, the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA), under the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) Secretary Robert F. Kennedy, Jr., launched the Chemical Contaminants Transparency Tool (CCT Tool).
This online, searchable database lists contaminant levels including tolerances, action levels, and guidance levels used to assess health risks in human foods. HHS is prioritizing transparency to allow Americans informed consent regarding their diet.
"HHS is committed to radical transparency to give Americans authentic, informed consent about what they are eating," said Secretary Kennedy. "This new Chemical Contaminants Transparency Tool is a critical step for industry to Make America Healthy Again."
The FDA sets tolerances and action levels to identify unsafe food, aiming to minimize chemical hazards. "Ideally there would be no contaminants in our food supply, but chemical contaminants may occur in food when they are present in the growing, storage or processing environments," stated Acting FDA Commissioner Sara Brenner, M.D., M.P.H.
The CCT Tool assists in this mission by simplifying the search for contaminant levels, enhancing industry efforts to provide safe food products.
The FDA will persist in monitoring the food supply to ensure all Americans are aware of food content.
This online, searchable database lists contaminant levels including tolerances, action levels, and guidance levels used to assess health risks in human foods. HHS is prioritizing transparency to allow Americans informed consent regarding their diet.
"HHS is committed to radical transparency to give Americans authentic, informed consent about what they are eating," said Secretary Kennedy. "This new Chemical Contaminants Transparency Tool is a critical step for industry to Make America Healthy Again."
The FDA sets tolerances and action levels to identify unsafe food, aiming to minimize chemical hazards. "Ideally there would be no contaminants in our food supply, but chemical contaminants may occur in food when they are present in the growing, storage or processing environments," stated Acting FDA Commissioner Sara Brenner, M.D., M.P.H.
The CCT Tool assists in this mission by simplifying the search for contaminant levels, enhancing industry efforts to provide safe food products.
The FDA will persist in monitoring the food supply to ensure all Americans are aware of food content.
