Study finds high levels of toxic metals in some baby foods
Popular brands containing arsenic, cadmium and lead
Study finds high levels of toxic metals in some baby foods By Melissa Rademaker | April 7, 2021 at 6:25 PM CDT - Updated April 7 at 6:39 PM
HATTIESBURG, Miss. (WDAM) - A recent study found high levels of toxic metals in certain popular baby food brands and some pediatricians are expressing their concerns.
“Metals are found in the earth naturally, so there are some beneficial instances like, iron,” Henderson said. “Cadmium, arsenic, lead – those are a few of the metals that are not beneficial. So it’s normal to have metals in food and water. It’s just those toxic levels that are concerning.”
ANALYTICS: The Emerging Trend of Baby Food Safety Litigation
March 14, 2021 On February 4, the House Subcommittee on Economic and Consumer Policy published a report claiming that baby food products contain “dangerous levels of toxic heavy metals” which it said could cause harm to babies and children, specifically regarding their cognitive development. Days after this announcement, lawsuits began to be filed against Gerber Products Company and Beech-Nut, and later against each company that the report said responded to the subcommittee’s request for testing data and every baby food company mentioned in the report.
In addition to these lawsuits, the report also led to requests that the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) create standards for levels of certain heavy metals for baby foods, including one from New York State Attorney General Letitia James. Although this is not common for foods, there are FDA standards for heavy metal levels in bottled water and some other items.
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Are baby foods subject to stricter standards that adult foods? The short answer is, not really. The U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has specific guidelines for baby formulas, labeling requirements for baby and toddler foods, and maximum allowable levels of arsenic in baby rice cereal. These requirements are not unlike requirements for other foods, but should baby food requirements be stricter than those for adult foods? Recently, baby foods have come under scrutiny following reports of allegedly high levels of heavy metals in baby food. This led to a Congressional investigation.
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