13 Groups Petition FDA to Fix its Flawed Action Levels for Lead in Baby Foods
FDA announced it had set levels that will reduce babies’ dietary exposure to lead by less than 3.6% while creating loopholes.
Toxic Heavy Metals in Baby Food
Last week, a subcommittee of the U.S. House Committee on Oversight and Reform announced it found that ingredients in many baby foods are contaminated with heavy metals like arsenic, lead and cadmium. Through testing loopholes and lax regulation, multi-billion dollar companies are not being held accountable by our government and withhold information about whether their products potentially threaten the health of our children.