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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 (Happy Family Organics) and Hain Celestial (Earth’s Best) have all been ....
Frutly ‘teen’ beverage fills white space in ambient juice category, says PepsiCo While there are plenty of beverages targeting young children, with recent launches from Kraft Heinz (Creative Roots) and Nestlé (Fruity Water) offering low or no-sugar options, there is a gap in the market for teens, claims PepsiCo, which says new launch Frutly fills “a white space in the ambient juice aisle.” Available in Strawberry Kiwi, Fruit Punch and Apple Grape flavors, Frutly is made with water, fruit juice concentrates, electrolytes, and natural flavors, and contains 60-calories per 12 oz bottle, 15g naturally occurring sugar from the juice, and 20% of the DV for vitamin C and E. To place this in context, 12oz of Tropicana 100% orange juice contains 34g sugar. ....
Subscribe ‘The agency has failed to adequately regulate baby food…’ NY attorney general urges FDA to set standards for heavy metals By Elaine Watson In a letter to acting FDA Commissioner Dr. Janet Woodcock, James said the findings of a recent report from the Subcommittee on Economic and Consumer Policy in the House of Representatives, were “ distressing.” Noting that her office would “explore all options as it relates to baby food manufacturers” [a statement we have asked her office to clarify] she said: “The FDA should set standards across all baby foods, not just rice cereal, and require all food manufacturers to test their finished products for toxic metals rather than just their separate ingredients. ....
Evolve BioSystems gets $55 million investment led by Cargill Evolve BioSystems has announced $55 million in funding from Cargill and a private equity firm to bring its infant probiotic to market scale. Evolve Biosystems is an independent microbiome research company that was launched out of University of California, Davis in 2014. It was initially funded by the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation. Also participating in the funding announced this week was investment firm Manna Tree. Evolve BioSystems has concentrated on infant gut health and the importance of the Bifidobacterium infantis species of gut microbe. Research has shown that this species predominates in the guts of babies that are breastfed. The bacterium preferentially feeds upon the otherwise undigestible human milk oligosaccharides (HMOs) found in breast milk. ....
Cerebelly receives The Clean Label Project Purity Award confirming its products are free from heavy metals Founded in 2019 based on research from Canadian neurosurgeon Dr. Teresa Purzner, Cerebelly is seeking to disrupt the $55bn baby food industry with veggie-first baby products that contain up to 19 critical nutrients that support optimal brain development, according to the company. Healthy brain development isn t just about what is inside the food we eat - it s also what s NOT inside. There is extremely clear science demonstrating the negative impacts that heavy metals (lead, mercury, arsenic, cadmium) can have on a developing brain, said Dr. Purzner, MD, PhD, Co-Founder and Chief Science Officer of Cerebelly. ....