A new congressional report takes these companies to task for lead, mercury, and more.
Heavy metals accumulate in our bodies and disproportionately harm small children.
A new congressional investigation has found leading baby foods contain alarmingly high levels of damaging heavy metals. Manufacturers reported some of their foods pack as high as hundreds of parts per billion (ppb) of heavy metals well above the acceptable levels of up to 9 ppb.
If you’re a new parent, you’re probably concerned and a bit confused about what this all actually means. What are heavy metals? Why are they harmful? And what on Earth went wrong in these baby food factories? Here are the facts.