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Consumer Reports testing found high levels of sodium, lead, and cadmium. They're calling on the USDA to remove the product from the National School Lunch Program.

"[Consumer Reports] tests find Lunchables and similar lunch kits contain relatively high levels of lead, cadmium, and sodium," said Eric Boring, a chemist at…

I owe my mom an apology for all the times I begged her to re-stock these.

Packaged foods major Kraft Heinz Co.'s Lunchables lunch kits that are part of the school lunch program contain high level of lead and sodium, according to advocacy group Consumer Reports or CR.

Lunchables contain troublesome levels of lead and sodium and are not a healthy lunch option for kids, Consumer Reports warns.

Lunchables, those ubiquitous plastic packets of cheese, deli meats and crackers that many parents choose for convenience, contain concerning levels of lead and sodium, Consumer Reports warns.

Lunchables - the iconic kids' meal kits, often served in school cafeterias - contained elevated levels of highly poisonous metals like lead and cadmium, a new report claims.

Consumer Reports found that Lunchables contain high levels of lead and sodium, and the organization is now warning schools to remove the product altogether.

Who doesn't remember cracking open a Lunchable on the playground? Unfortunately, if you're now giving your child Lunchables, you might want to think twice.

Consumer Reports is urging schools to cross Lunchables off their menus.