Food Industry Expected To Challenge California Risk Level For Corn Carcinogen

Major food companies are seen as likely to challenge a proposed California Proposition 65 risk level for a chemical that is present in many corn-based products and for which one snack-food company is already requesting the office to make a "safe-use determination." An industry attorney said the proposed risk level for the chemical -- fumonisin B1 -- is much more stringent than comparable thresholds set by federal and other regulators, and that it puts many companies at risk of being...