Lead

Format	Author(s)	Title / Description	Date added	Details
	Scientific Advisory Committee on Nutrition/Committee on Toxicity	Advice on Fish Consumption: Benefits & Risks Report that weighs nutritional benefits against toxicological risks of fish, especially oily fish, consumption and develops dietary advice regarding fish consumption. Includes discussion of fish consumption in the UK, LC PUFA, fish consumption and cardiovascular disease, dioxins and PCBs, mercury, arsenic, lead, cadmium, and more. Annexes include "Fish consumption in the UK," "DHA requirements in pregnancy and lactation," "Updated COT statement on a survey of mercury in fish and shellfish," "COT statement on brominated flame retardants in fish from the Skerne Tees rivers system," and "COT statement on the tolerable daily intake for dioxins and dioxin-like polychlorinated biphenyls". (more) Publication Year: 2004	Sep 3, 2004
	Bechtel Jacobs Company LLC	Empirical Models for the Uptake of Inorganic Chemicals from Soil by Plants This report presents models on the uptake of contaminants from the soil by plants. Most of the study data is based on agricultural crop plants. Contaminants studied include arsenic, cadmium, copper, lead, mercury, nickel, selenium, and zinc. (more) Publication Date: Wednesday, September 23, 1998	Aug 26, 2002
	Food and Drug Administration	FDA Statement on Lead Contamination in Certain Candy Products Imported from Mexico Statement regarding Mexican candies and snack items that may contain high levels of lead, including products containing chili powder and products "sold in poorly made glazed ceramic vessles". (more) Publication Date: Friday, April 9, 2004	Apr 12, 2004
	Fish Monitoring Program, State Veterinarian, Division of Environmental Health, Department of Environmental Conservation, State of Alaska Department of Environmental Conservation	Fish Monitoring Program Program that monitors Alaskan fish (salmon, halibut, pacific cod, sablefish, black rockfish, sheefish, lingcod, and pollock) for heavy metals, dioxins, furans, pesticides, PCBs, inorganic arsenic, and chromium VI. The website includes access to their data on contaminant levels in fish. (more)	Nov 1, 2004
	Center for Food Safety and Applied Nutrition, Food and Drug Administration	Guidance Documents for Trace Elements in Seafood Risk assessments for trace elements of arsenic, cadmium, chromium, lead, and nickel in seafood. These documents are no longer current and are presented for historical purposes. (more) Publication Year: 1993	May 29, 2002
	Center for Food Safety and Applied Nutrition, Food and Drug Administration	Guidance for Industry: Lead in Candy Likely To Be Consumed Frequently by Small Children: Recommended Maximum Level and Enforcement Policy: Draft Guidance Draft guidance document made available for comment. It provides a recommended maximum level for lead in candy that is likely to be consumed by small children and addresses enforcement policies for lead in candy and for the use of lead-based inks on candy wrappers. (more) Deadline: Thursday, December 22, 2005 Publication Month: December 2005	Dec 22, 2005
	Gordon, Bruce; Mackay, Richard; Rehfuess, Eva	Inheriting the World: The Atlas of Children's Health and the Environment Worldwide maps and charts on issues related to children's health and the environment. Includes information on such issues as child mortality, safe drinking water, fluoride and arsenic in drinking water, lead, safe food, dioxins and furans in vegetation, dioxins in breast milk, and more. (more) Publication Year: 2004	Jun 29, 2004
	Joint FAO/WHO Expert Committee on Food Additives	Joint FAO/WHO Expert Committee on Food Additives Sixty-third Meeting Geneva, 8-17 June 2004: Summary and Conclusions Summary and conclusions of this meeting held to evaluate certain food additives and ingredients, flavoring agents, and a natural consituent of food. Includes specifications information, acceptable daily intake values, and other toxicological recommendations for some food additives and ingredients, heavy metal (As, Pb, Cd, and Hg) limits for some food additives, safety evaluation results for certain flavoring agents, and toxicological recommendations for glycyrrhizinic acid. Annexes include a list of members, further information needs, and general considerations. (more) Publication Date: Thursday, June 17, 2004	Jun 24, 2004
	Centers for Disease Control and Prevention	Lead This page links to resources on lead for consumers and professionals, including fact sheets, toxicological information, and more. (more)	Jul 22, 2004
	Office of Ground Water and Drinking Water, Office of Water, Environmental Protection Agency	Lead and Copper Rule: Implementation This page provides access to guidance documents, fact sheets, data, and events related to EPA's Lead and Copper Rule for drinking water. (more)	May 13, 2004

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