By Jason Hall
Parents will want to double check what they re feeding their babies.
A new report by the United States Oversight subcommittee released on Thursday (February 4) reveals some popular baby foods contain significant levels of toxic heavy metals, which could harm their babies neurological development.
According to the report, baby food products found to contain lead, cadmium and arsenic included the brands Beech-Nut, Earth s Best Organic, Happy Family Organics and Gerber.
Happy Family Organics products were also found to have mercury. These results are multiples higher than allowed under existing regulations for other products, the report stated. Internal company standards permit dangerously high levels of toxic heavy metals, and documents revealed that the manufacturers have often sold foods that exceeded those levels.
Top baby food manufacturers knowingly sold products with high levels of toxic metals, Congress finds Share Updated: 8:58 AM CST Feb 5, 2021 By Sandee LaMotte, CNN Share Updated: 8:58 AM CST Feb 5, 2021
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Show Transcript CONGRESSIONAL INVESTIGATION HAS FOUND SOME OF THE TOP BABY FOOD MANUFACTURERS KNOWINGLY SOLD PRODUCTS WITH HIGH LEVELS OF TOXIC METALS. ACCORDING TO THE REPORT, DANGEROUS LEVELS OF ARSENIC, LEAD, CADMIUM, AND MERCURY EXISTS IN SOME BABY FOODS. THOSE METALS AND HAVE LASTING NEGATIVE IMPACTS ON A BABY’S BRAIN DEVELOPMENT. THE FDA HAS NOT SET A MINIMUM LEVEL FOR THESE TYPES OF METALS IN INFANT FOOD. TOP BRANDS INCLUDED IN THE REPORT WERE GERBER, BEACH NUT, AND NURTURE, INC. TAKE A LOOK AT THIS. STATE POLICE IN IOWA SAYS WHITEOUT CONDITIONS LEAD TO THIS 40-CAR PILE-UP ON THE
Report finds toxic heavy metals in popular baby foods. FDA failed to warn consumers of risk.
Laura Reiley, The Washington Post
Feb. 4, 2021
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A congressional report found many of the products made by the country s largest commercial baby food manufacturers contain significant levels of toxic heavy metals, including arsenic, lead, cadmium and mercury, which can endanger infant neurological development.LOIC VENANCE/AFP/Getty Images
WASHINGTON - A congressional report found many of the products made by the country s largest commercial baby food manufacturers contain significant levels of toxic heavy metals, including arsenic, lead, cadmium and mercury, which can endanger infant neurological development.
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Frontier Nutrition Raises $6 million Series B Financing led by Adjuvant Capital to Expand Access to Fortified Snacks
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