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As part of a broad effort to reverse an alarming and profound increase in childhood obesity in the US during the pandemic, FDA is seeking to improve children’s diets, and is also taking steps to limit exposure to toxic elements in baby food and reduce sodium levels, according to a top agency official.

As part of a broad effort to reverse an alarming and profound increase in childhood obesity in the US during the pandemic, FDA is seeking to improve children’s diets, and is also taking steps to limit exposure to toxic elements in baby food and reduce sodium levels, according to a top agency official.

To print this article, all you need is to be registered or login on Mondaq.com. The U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA), industry, policymakers, and consumers share a common goal of ensuring that the foods and beverages Americans eat and drink are safe, and the law has long prohibited the adulteration of a food that "contains any poisonous or deleterious substance which may render it injurious to health." As science and technology advance, so too does our collective ...

Hudson Reporter × The city held a virtual public meeting of the draft Vision Zero Action Plan on Jan. 13. After months of planning and research, Hoboken released its draft Zero Action Plan that aims to eliminate all traffic-related injuries and deaths in Hoboken by 2030. “Hoboken is committed to creating safer streets for all users, and our Vision Zero Action Plan will create the roadmap to make this a reality,” said Mayor Ravi Bhalla. “At the same time, we aren’t just wai...

WHYY By Despite making bike lanes more visible, cars are still blocking them. (Kimberly Paynter/WHYY) Empty streets don’t mean open streets or safe streets. Philadelphia’s empty roadways in 2020 have resulted in a year that was — in the words of Kelley Yemen, the city’s Complete Streets director — “horrific” with respect to traffic violence. I can’t agree more. To date, more than 140 people have been killed on the city’s streets — a 63% increase since 2019. At least 45 of th...