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Published: Monday, February 8, 2021 Baby eating baby food. Photo credit: @linsyorozuya/Unsplash A new report raised concerns about toxins in baby food. @linsyorozuya/Unsplash This story was updated at 5:07 p.m. EST. A House report finding that top baby food products contain heavy metals has sparked panic among parents — and a lawsuit. But experts want parents to keep calm. The House Oversight and Reform Subcommittee on Economic and Consumer Policys report released late last week reviewed tes...

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from Common Dreams Saturday, Feb 6, 2021 "Millions of babies are exposed to these contaminants every day," Charlotte Brody of Healthy Babies Bright Futures said on Thursday, February 4, 2021. "It is time to step up and finally take clear action." (Photo: Jeffrey Greenberg/Universal Images Group via Getty Images) Leading baby food manufacturers are selling—knowingly and without warning—unsafe products contaminated with dangerous levels of toxic heavy metals that can cause serious and o...

Test results have been reported after allegations of metals with high toxicity in popular baby food brands.

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Test results have been reported after allegations of metals with high toxicity in popular baby food brands.

A new congressional report takes these companies to task for lead, mercury, and more. Heavy metals accumulate in our bodies and disproportionately harm small children. A new congressional investigation has found leading baby foods contain alarmingly high levels of damaging heavy metals. Manufacturers reported some of their foods pack as high as hundreds of parts per billion (ppb) of heavy metals—well above the acceptable levels of up to 9 ppb. If you’re a new parent, you’re probably conc...

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Where Wellness & Culture Connect Popular Baby Food Companies Knowingly Sold Products with High Levels of Toxic Metals A new congressional report found that commercial baby foods are often tainted with significantly high levels of heavy metals, including arsenic, lead and mercury. The report claims that the companies knew about these high levels, but yet still sold them. “Dangerous levels of toxic metals like arsenic, lead, cadmium and mercury exist in baby foods at levels that exceed what exp...

Read Time: Several brands of widely sold baby foods are tainted with dangerous levels of toxic heavy metals, including arsenic, lead, cadmium and mercury, according to a new investigation by a House subcommittee. The Food and Drug Administration and the World Health Organization say even low levels of exposure to heavy metals can cause serious and often irreversible damage to babies’ brains. The investigation, led by Rep. Raja Krishnamoorthi (D-Ill.), chair of the House Subcommittee on E...