There's no lead in baby food... is there?


By AGENCY
Even homemade baby foods are just as likely as store-bought baby foods to contain heavy metals such as lead, due to their ingredients. — TNS

The US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) urged food manufacturers in late January (2023) to significantly reduce the amount of lead in processed baby food.

Lead is toxic for anyone, but children are particularly vulnerable to the effects of lead exposure because they are still growing.

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