date:Jul 25, 2012
ly demonstratethe contribution of chocolate to dietary cadmium exposure and its adverse effects.
The nations demanded that EFSA and the FAO/WHO Expert Committee on Food Additives (JECFA) work together to set tolerable weekly and monthly intakes for cadmium in chocolate.
The WTO members also urged the EU to take account of contamination and cadmium loss in the production process, as well as contributions from other foods such as cereals and vegetables.
They also pressed for harmonised methodol