Calcium lead limit sought by NRDC "not scientifically defensible" or "feasible," FDA told.
This article was originally published in The Tan Sheet
Executive Summary
CALCIUM LEAD LIMIT REQUESTED BY NRDC "NOT SCIENTIFICALLY DEFENSIBLE" or "commercially feasible," the Council for Responsible Nutrition and Nonprescription Drug Manufacturers Association argue in a June 10 joint citizen petition to FDA. The filing responds to the January petition by the Natural Resources Defense Council seeking an FDA-established upper limit of .5 mcg of lead per maximum recommended daily dosage for calcium supplements and antacid products ("The Tan Sheet" Feb. 3, p. 9). The .5 mcg/day level is based on California's Proposition 65 limit for lead.
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