Toxic metals in baby food products: Consumer Reports testing

Five years ago, Consumer Reports tested 50 baby food products and found concerning levels of heavy metals in most of the products. Now five years later, CR retested seven baby foods that had concerning levels of heavy metals in their original tests. In three of the products, heavy metal levels declined (Earth's Best Organic Sunny Days Snack Bars Strawberry, Happy Baby Puffs Apple&Broccoli, Happy Baby Puffs Purple Carrot&Blueberry). But for three others, the levels are still high enough to be concerning (Baby Mum-Mum Banana Rice Rusks, Gerber Chicken&Rice, Gerber Turkey&Rice). “About two-thirds were found to contain enough inorganic arsenic, lead, and cadmium combined to be associated with potential health risks,” said Kevin Loria, Consumer Reports Health Reporter. Read more here:https://www.wfmynews2.com/article/new... SUBSCRIBE | https://bit.ly/2vsX74I Follow us: Facebook | https://bit.ly/3326pAY Twitter | https://bit.ly/2vIPZkT Instagram | https://bit.ly/39Ghs5a Download the WFMY News 2 app: ►Text the word APP to 336-379-5775 ►For iPhone | https://apple.co/3aaH6iM ►For Android | https://bit.ly/3aea9Sv