FDA Refuses to Ban Toxic Chemical Used in Baby Food Packaging

EcoWatch
By Environmental Defense FundMay 7, 2017, 8:44 am247 pts
By Tom Neltner The U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) rejected a petition Thursday to ban perchlorate from our food, a chemical known to impair brain development in infants. While best known as a rocket fuel component, perchlorate is approved for use in packaging for dry food such as baby rice cereal,…

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