FDA, NIH Virtual Scientific Workshop on Children’s Toxic Heavy Metals Exposure
In support of the U.S. Food and Drug Administration’s (FDA’s) “Closer to Zero” Action Plan, the agency will be cohosting a two-day virtual workshop on research in risk communication, environmental contaminants in food, and the role of nutrition as they relate to child development. Also cohosting the event is the National Institutes of Health’s (NIH’s) Eunice Kennedy Shriver National Institute of Child Health and Human Development.
The goal of FDA’s “Closer to Zero” action plan is to reduce dietary exposure to toxic heavy metals—arsenic, lead, cadmium, and mercury—while balancing access to nutritious foods that promote health, prevent disease, and are essential for child growth and development.