An investigation by the US Congress earlier this year found that commercial baby foods sold under the brands Gerber, Beech-Nut, Earth's Best Organic and HappyBABY are tainted with up to 91 times more inorganic arsenic, 117 times more lead, and 69 times more cadmium than the Food and Drug Administration's maximum 17 Jun 2021
Does Earth's Best baby food have arsenic in it?
According to the report: "Hain (Earth's Best Organic) sold finished baby food products containing as much as 129 ppb inorganic arsenic. Hain typically only tested its ingredients, not finished products. Documents show that Hain used ingredients testing as high as 309 ppb arsenic."
Does Earth's best rice cereal have arsenic in it?
We tested over 100 cereals made from a wide range of grains (including rice) from many well-known brands, including Gerber, Earth's Best, Beech-Nut, Nestlé, and five others. We found 85 ppb of arsenic, on average, in rice cereals tested in 2016 and 2017, versus the 103 ppb average level FDA found in 2013 and 2014.
Does Earth's Best baby food contain lead?
Based on our test results, all the samples of Beech-Nut Classics Sweet Potatoes, Earth's Best Organic Sweet Potatoes, and Gerber Turkey & Rice had concerning levels of lead. We purchased one sample of each of those products in California, and we believe our samples exceeded the state's threshold.29 Sept 2021
What is the safest baby food?
“I usually recommend starting with any single ingredient vegetable or fruit puree—avocado, butternut squash, sweet potatoes, carrots or peas are all good choices. The AAP even recommends starting with pureed meat, as it is a good source of iron,” says Dr. Agnese.7 Jan 2022
Which baby food brands are toxic?
Brands including Gerber, Plum Organics, Beech-Nut and Walmart are named in the report, which calls on baby food manufacturers to begin voluntarily testing their products for toxic heavy metals and to phase out products that contain large amounts of ingredients that test high in toxic heavy metals.29 Sept 2021
Does Earth's Best formula have heavy metals?
Gerber, Beech-Nut, HappyBABY and Earth's Best Organic baby foods contained arsenic, lead, cadmium and mercury, report found.4 Feb 2021
Is Earth's Best formula really organic?
Due to organic soy supply sourcing challenges, we recently reformulated our Earth's Best® plant-based infant formula from an organic to a non-GMO source of soy protein. The formula contains no genetically modified ingredients, which is one of the key elements of organic products.28 Feb 2019
What baby food brands are recalled?
- Nurture, Inc. (HappyBABY and HappyTOT)
- Beech-Nut Nutrition Company (Beech-Nut)
- Hain Celestial Group, Inc. (Earth's Best Organic)
- Gerber.
- Campbell's Plum Organics.
- Walmart Inc. (Parent's Choice)
- Sprout Foods, Inc. (Sprout Organic Foods)
Is Gerber baby food recall 2021?
Gerber has chosen not to recall any of its baby foods due to heavy metal toxicity. Gerber and several other major baby food brands have set dangerously high internal standards for the maximum allowable levels of arsenic, cadmium, lead, and mercury.29 Nov 2021
What baby food doesnt have heavy metals?
The baby formula winner with the lowest overall Lead and Cadmium levels is the Gerber Good Start Gentle HM-O and Probiotics Infant Formula with Iron (Stage 1). The runner-up with the second-lowest overall Lead and Cadmium levels is the Baby's Only Organic Non-GMO Dairy Toddler Formula.30 Dec 2021