Lead in candy; General methods of tests and analysis for food products (ICS 67.050), Sugar. Sugar products. Starch (ICS 67.180)

Naturally Occurring Levels of Lead in Candy

NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that the Office of Environmental Health Hazard Assessment (OEHHA) is proposing to add a new chapter and section to Title 27 of the California Code of Regulations, Chapter 3: Naturally Occurring Lead in Candy, section 28500, Naturally Occurring Levels of Lead in Candy.  If adopted, this proposed regulation would establish the naturally occurring level of lead in candies containing chili and/or tamarind as required by Health and Safety Code section 110552. This is a continuation of the rulemaking process that OEHHA initially began on 15 March 2019.