A new study that tested U.S. baby food found that 95 percent contained heavy metals, including arsenic and lead, which are harmful to children's brain development.
A new study found that the vast majority of baby foods tested contain heavy metals, which can harm a child’s brain development.
The majority of baby food tested contained three different heavy metals, with 26 percent of baby foods containing all four heavy metals. Only nine baby foods were free of heavy metals. Lead was the most common heavy metal, found in 94 percent of baby foods, followed by cadmium, which was in 75 percent of baby foods. That was followed by arsenic and mercury .
Heavy metals in foodsHeavy metals, like arsenic, are found naturally in the environment and can “enter the food supply through soil, water or air,” according to the Food and Drug Administration . Improving food safety standards can make a significant difference. The report urges the FDA to take action by establishing health-protective standards, including a heavy metals testing program for baby food, as well as factoring the cumulative health effects of infants consuming multiple types of heavy metals found in baby foods. “When FDA and baby food companies address one contaminant in one type of food, children benefit,” noted the report.
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