FQPA Safety Factor "Important Issue" For Setting Nutrient Upper Limits
This article was originally published in The Tan Sheet
Executive Summary
The role of the Food Quality Protection Act's additional safety factor "is an important issue" for the Institute of Medicine's Food & Nutrition Board's subcommittee on nutrient upper levels to consider when setting levels for children, Michael Dourson, PhD, Toxicology Excellence for Risk Assessment, Cincinnati, Ohio, and a former EPAer, said at a Jan 21 workshop in Washington, D.C.