Report: Heavy Metals Still Found In Many Popular Baby Foods

CBS San Francisco

June 28, 2023

A new report is showing some of the most popular brands of baby food still contain heavy metals - arsenic, cadmium and lead - several years after a similar report also showed concerning levels of the substances.

Consumer Reports on Tuesday published the results of the follow-up study showing brands including Earth's Best Organic, Organics Happy Baby, Beechnut Naturals, Gerber and Baby Mum-Mum all containing amounts of the three metals. The report said while some amounts had decreased over the past five years, the overall risk from the foods had not changed much.

The report said long-term intake of heavy metals may increase the risk of a variety of health and developmental problems in young children, including a lower IQ and behavioral issues, as well as ADHD, autism, and other issues.

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