Not only is his wife telling kids to drink more water, there's this:
Nearly two years after Consumer Reports and Dr. Oz sparked national concern after finding arsenic in popular brands of children’s apple juice, a handful of Democrats in the House and Senate are asking the White House Office of Management and Budget to release a long-delayed voluntary guidance on limiting arsenic, a known carcinogen, in juice products.
The recent letters from lawmakers, which argue that delays on such issues have a negative impact on public health, come right as OMB is going through a major leadership transition. Syliva Mathews Burwell was recently confirmed by the Senate as the new director, taking over for Jeffrey Zients, a deputy director who had been acting director for the past year. Zients, who the administration had dubbed the nation’s first “chief performance officer,” left OMB last week and the agency’s Office of Information and Regulatory Affairs – the increasingly powerful entity that oversees the review of economically significant regulations – will also soon have a new head. In late April, President Obama nominated Federal Trade Commission economist and law professor Howard Shelanski, who is awaiting Senate confirmation.
Amid these changes, Democrats are expressing frustrations about dozens of delayed regulations, whether they be environment, worker safety, or food-related.
http://www.foodsafetynews.com/2013/05/dems-urge-omb-to-release-fda-guidance-for-arsenic-in-juice/#.UjyGsj9Yzk0
Nearly two years after Consumer Reports and Dr. Oz sparked national concern after finding arsenic in popular brands of children’s apple juice, a handful of Democrats in the House and Senate are asking the White House Office of Management and Budget to release a long-delayed voluntary guidance on limiting arsenic, a known carcinogen, in juice products.
The recent letters from lawmakers, which argue that delays on such issues have a negative impact on public health, come right as OMB is going through a major leadership transition. Syliva Mathews Burwell was recently confirmed by the Senate as the new director, taking over for Jeffrey Zients, a deputy director who had been acting director for the past year. Zients, who the administration had dubbed the nation’s first “chief performance officer,” left OMB last week and the agency’s Office of Information and Regulatory Affairs – the increasingly powerful entity that oversees the review of economically significant regulations – will also soon have a new head. In late April, President Obama nominated Federal Trade Commission economist and law professor Howard Shelanski, who is awaiting Senate confirmation.
Amid these changes, Democrats are expressing frustrations about dozens of delayed regulations, whether they be environment, worker safety, or food-related.
http://www.foodsafetynews.com/2013/05/dems-urge-omb-to-release-fda-guidance-for-arsenic-in-juice/#.UjyGsj9Yzk0
