Some baby foods still contain heavy metals despite efforts to reduce them, a Consumer Reports investigation found.
The amounts of lead, arsenic, and cadmium in baby foods appear to be getting lower, but the overall risk hasn’t changed much in the last five years, according to new testing by Consumer Reports.
“About two-thirds were found to contain enough inorganic arsenic, lead and cadmium combined to be associated with potential health risks,” said Consumer Reports’ Kevin Loria. Five years later, they retested seven baby foods with higher levels of heavy metals. In three of the foods, heavy metal levels declined. But for three others, they say the levels are still concerning.
Beechnut, Gerber, Earth’s Best and Happy Family responded by saying that their products are safe, and heavy metals naturally occur in the environment where these foods are grown. The makers of Baby Mum Mum Foods did not respond.
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