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To embed, copy and paste the code into your website or blog: 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 me...

Thursday, March 4, 2021 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.  Th...

Subscribe FDA to set action levels for contaminants in ‘key foods,’ in wake of baby food heavy metals report By Elaine Watson Under pressure to act in the wake of the recent congressional report into heavy metals in baby food, the FDA says it will issue "guidance to identify action levels for contaminants in key foods," as lawsuits against baby food brands pile up, although it has not provided a likely timetable. Since the Congressional Subcommittee  report​​​ was published on February 4, Gerber, Beech Nut Nut...

FDA weighs in on heavy metals in baby food as lawsuits pile up In the wake of the recent congressional report into heavy metals in baby food, the FDA says its goal is to reduce exposure to toxic elements in foods through research and collaboration, but has not said if it plans to issue guidance on upper limits for heavy metals for more food categories, as lawsuits against the baby food brands referenced in the report continue to pile up. Since the report​​ was published on February 4, Gerber, Beech Nut Nutrition, Campbell Soup (Plum Organics), Nurture Inc (...

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