By contrast, the new limits don't cover grain-based snacks like puffs and teething biscuits, despite some research indicating the products have higher levels of lead. It also doesn't limit other metals like cadmium that have been found in baby foods....
The Food and Drug Administration has set maximum levels for lead in baby foods like jarred fruits and vegetables, yogurts and dry cereal.
The agency issued final guidance that it estimated could reduce lead exposure from processed baby foods by about 20% to 30%. The limits are voluntary, not mandatory, for food manufacturers, but they allow the FDA to take enforcement action if foods exceed the levels....
The agency issued final guidance that it estimated could reduce lead exposure from processed baby foods by 20% to 30%. The limits are voluntary, not mandatory, for food manufacturers, but they allow the FDA to take enforcement action if foods exceed the levels. The FDA guidance caps lead lev...
s food exposures to lead." That could include the "concerning" levels of lead Consumer Reports found in popular brands of veggie puffs, inKraft Heinz’s Lunchables, or in several top brands of cinnamon. “As it stands," Houlihan added, "the new lead limits for commercial baby foods would...
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“As it stands, the new lead limits for commercial baby foods would reduce children’s total dietary lead exposure by less than 4% -- a negligible improvement,” Houlihan toldCNNin an email. “Lead in infant formula, homemade baby food ingredients and foods bought outside the baby food a...
The Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has released new guidelines for the amount of lead that can be in processed food for babies and small children under the age of 2, a move the agency says would result in significant reductions in the exposure to the toxic metal. The new guidance ...
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“Lead in infant formula, homemade baby food ingredients and foods bought outside the baby food aisle account for about three-fourths of children’s food exposures to lead,” Houlihan said in an email. “As it stands, the new lead limits for commercial baby foods would reduce children’s ...