Heavy metals such as arsenic, cadmium, and lead are present in most foods, whether conventional or organic, usually as the result of environmental contamination. Because heavy metals pose significant ...

A new law goes into effect on Jan. 1 that requires companies to test baby food for toxins and make those results available ...

The global metal packaging sector is undergoing a shift as modern testing technologies reshape how manufacturers ensure product quality.

Cannabis collects heavy metals. It “absorbs heavy metals from the soil, water and air,” says Bob Clifford, general manager at Shimadzu Scientific Instruments. These elements—arsenic, cadmium, lead, ...

Medical cannabis regulators in Maryland expanded testing for heavy metals in marijuana products as they warned the public about the risk for possible lead contamination in popular vaping devices. The ...

Ordinarily, when drinking water is being tested for toxic heavy metals, samples of it have to be sent off to labs. And while there are portable testing systems, they do have some limitations. A new ...

The lab name and the date the marijuana passed testing — that’s the extent of the safety information required to appear on marijuana labels when the cash registers ring in Michigan. Behind the printed ...

A new study conducted by New York’s Columbia University researchers used a massive database from the U.S. Centers of Disease Control’s National Health and Nutrition Examination Survey in an effort to ...