FDA发布婴幼儿加工食品镉含量行动水平指引草案：对象为2岁以下婴幼儿，旨在进一步降低食品中的镉暴露
美国食品和药物管理局（FDA）10月23日发布一份指引草案，题为《婴幼儿加工食品中镉的行动水平》，拟为供2岁以下婴幼儿食用的某些加工食品设定镉含量的行动水平。FDA表示，设定可实现的行动水平将有助于进一步减少食品供应中的镉。
镉是一种存在于环境中的重金属，可经土壤与水进入食物链，婴幼儿因体重轻、处于发育阶段而被监管机构列为重点保护人群。这份文件以草案形式发布，尚非最终指引、尚未生效；相关公告经《联邦公报》发布。
同一周，FDA还公布了其人类食品危害分析与基于风险的预防性控制多章指引草案的新增第12章，内容为化学危害控制；该章同样是指引草案，未生效。
按FDA本周公布的行动清单，10月20日至23日一周内该局另有多项药品与食品安全动作，包括10月23日批准周效胰岛素Awiqli用于儿童2型糖尿病患者等。镉指引草案的后续程序将按《联邦公报》公告推进。
FDA Issues Draft Guidance on Cadmium Action Levels in Processed Food for Babies and Young Children
The U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) announced on October 23 a draft guidance titled "Action Levels for Cadmium in Processed Food Intended for Babies and Young Children," which will establish action levels for cadmium in certain processed foods intended for children less than 2 years old. The FDA said the draft guidance is intended to set achievable action levels that will help further reduce cadmium in the food supply.
Cadmium is a heavy metal present in the environment that can enter the food chain through soil and water, and infants and young children are a focus of regulatory attention because of their low body weight and developmental stage. The document was released as draft guidance through a Federal Register notice; it is not final and is not yet in effect.
The same week, the FDA also announced a new draft chapter, Chapter 12 on control of chemical hazards, as part of its multichapter draft guidance on hazard analysis and risk-based preventive controls for human food. That guidance is likewise a draft and not yet in effect.
The cadmium draft was among several FDA actions in the week of October 19 to 23, which also included drug approvals and food safety guidance announcements listed by the agency.
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