Food items can become contaminated by heavy metals in different ways and at different points in complex supply chains. Our investigators at Pure Earth have seen firsthand how agricultural soil can be polluted by industrial wastewater, resulting in co...
In January 2023, the FDA finally proposed lead limits as a result of these findings. (5)(6) In May 2024, US Senators Amy Klobuchar and Tammy Duckworth introduced legislation that aims to limit heavy metals in commercial baby food. Under the Baby Food Safety Act of 2024, scientifically-estab...
Ph.D. and Robert Hitlan, Ph.D., titled "Sorting Out the Spinning of Autism: Heavy Metals and the Question of Incidence.”Dr. DeSoto is a welcome voice in a debate about autism that has grown ugly, partisan, and close-minded, particularly amongst the mainstream scientific community. A...
The elevated concentrations of heavy metals can so far not be attributed to diet shifts in a GFD. However, due to the natural growth in flooded paddies, rice readily absorbs arsenic and mercury and can accumulate the toxins in the bran. As gluten-free products often contain a large share ...
I’ve released a new report on toxic metals in baby food, including popular brands such as Gerber’s Infant Rice Cereal products containing dangerous levels of inorganic arsenic. We trust these companies with our babies, and they have failed us.” ...
Evidence suggests that cellular senescence—a permanent growth arrest in cells—is one of the most pertinent hallmarks of aging and is a useful indicator of aging in tissues. Here, we discuss the roles of heavy metals in brain aging. We briefly discuss brain aging in general, then expand ...
toxics Review Heavy Metals and Pesticides Toxicity in Agricultural Soil and Plants: Ecological Risks and Human Health Implications Ahmed Alengebawy 1 , Sara Taha Abdelkhalek 2,3 , Sundas Rana Qureshi 2 and Man-Qun Wang 2,* 1 College of Engineering, Huazhong Agricultural University, Wuhan 430070...
of barium and molybdenum in newborn with stunting. 3. Eighteen months after birth, toddlers had a higher level of metals in hairs than when they were born, while, in their mothers, such levels were similar to those at delivery, confirming persistence in the environment of war remnants. Under...