Some products contained dangerous levels of inorganic arsenic while others were lax in testing and controlling for heavy metals such as lead, mercury and cadmium, according to a U.S. Congressional report.
Gerber and Beech-Nut failed to properly test and remove baby foods with dangerous levels of inorganic arsenic from the market, while Sprout Foods Inc., Walmart s Parent s Choice and Plum Organics (formerly owned by Campbell) were lax in testing and controlling for heavy metals such as lead, mercury and cadmium, according to a US Congressional report released Wednesday by the House Subcommittee on Economic and Consumer Policy.
Some products contained dangerous levels of inorganic arsenic while others were lax in testing and controlling for heavy metals such as lead, mercury and cadmium, according to a U.S. Congressional report.
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