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Manufacturers must take these essential steps if they are to gain trust with the public and families with young children. “NWA is heartened by the recommendations put forth in the subcommittee report to expand mandatory testing, require labeling of toxic metals, and phase out toxic ingredients. NWA encourages the FDA to move expeditiously to develop heightened safeguards for the health of our babies and infants, including as the report recommends, standards regarding maximum levels of inorganic lead, arsenic, cadmium, and mercury.

This may prove a meaningful starter for stricter provisions on baby food toxicity levels. While the FDA has yet to establish a heavy metal limit, they have set a requirement for inorganic arsenic in infant rice.

The presence of these metals in consumed foods can lead to developmental brain damage in babies. "Heavy metals such as arsenic, lead, cadmium, and mercury are listed in the W orld Health Organization's top ten chemical concerns for infants and children. For WIC staff and families, this report raises significant uneasiness about the nutritional options for their clients and children. The published findings by the House Oversight and Reform Subcommittee on Economic and Consumer Policy regarding toxic metals found in baby food are concerning. "The health and nutritional wellbeing of the infants and young children WIC serves is crucial to the National WIC Association. Douglas Greenaway, President & CEO of the National WIC Association (NWA) issued the following statement in response: Earth Best is a current member of NWA, while Beechnut, and Gerber are past members. Walmart Inc, Campbell Soup Company and Sprout Organic Foods refused to cooperate. Congressional Report Finds Toxins in Baby Food Products February 5, 2021Įmail: the House Oversight and Reform Subcommittee on Economic and Consumer Policy released a report that found “dangerous levels of toxic heavy metals" in certain baby foods. The panel tested Nurture Inc, Hain Celestial Group Inc, Beech-Nut Nutrition, and Gerber, a unit of Nestle.