date:May 20, 2014
The European Commission has said it will lower the levels of cadmium food-makers can include in infant formula, and in chocolate. From 1 January next year, there will be a new wet weight limit of 0.005 mg/kg for cadmium in formulae manufactured from cow's milk proteins or protein hydrolysates.
Specialised Nutrition Europe, the association representing formula-manufacturers operating in the region, including Danone and Mead Johnson, said its members backed the move: Aurlie Perrichet, executive