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Study Finds Baby Foods Contaminated With High Levels of Heavy Metals

Study Finds Baby Foods Contaminated With High Levels of Heavy Metals
This photograph taken on November 3, 2022 shows baby food on a supermarket shelf in Septemes-les-Vallons near Marseille. Christophe Simon/AFP via Getty Images
Naveen Athrappully
Naveen Athrappully
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6/28/2023|Updated: 6/28/2023
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Food items consumed by babies continue to have the presence of high levels of heavy metals, thus posing a risk to their development, a new study has found.

Nonprofit Consumer Reports (CR) tested 14 products eaten by babies, ranging from fruits and vegetables, meals, snacks, bars, and puffs, according to the June 27 report. This was a follow-up of CR’s 2018 study that tested 50 foods. Long-term intake of heavy metals can affect the development of children, including causing lower IQ, behavioral issues, and autism. Heavy metals include elements like lead, cadmium, and arsenic. At least three samples of each product were tested by CR. The items selected for testing were ones for which there were “concerning levels” of heavy metals in Consumer Reports’ previous test.
Naveen Athrappully
Naveen Athrappully
Reporter
Naveen Athrappully is a news reporter covering business and world events at The Epoch Times.
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