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High levels of toxins found in more baby food brands, government report says
Eight months after a congressional report shed light on the issue of toxins in baby food, a new report finds more cases of major manufacturers selling baby food with high levels of toxic heavy metals.
The report, out Wednesday from the House Subcommittee on Economic and Consumer Policy, describes dangerous levels of arsenic, lead, cadmium, mercury and other toxins, which can be particularly dangerous to developing babies and toddlers.
Investigators said two of Gerber's Infant Rice Cereal products contained inorganic arsenic levels over the Food and Drug Administration's limit. They said Gerber "failed to recall" those products.
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Walmart said it requires products to meet FDA guidelines, its specifications have always been aligned "with or below … FDA requirements," and it's "committed to providing high quality … baby food products that are safe and nutritious."
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The subcommittee report also said some samples of Beech-Nut products had more inorganic arsenic than the FDA's limit and a subsequent recall in June was too narrow. Beech-Nut told CBS News that is incorrect and said it "proactively withdrew all those rice cereal products from supermarket shelves" and decided to stop selling infant rice products because it "is concerned about being able to consistently obtain rice flour well-below the FDA guidance level."
The FDA's "closer to zero" program would set allowable federal levels for some heavy metals, but final guidance isn't scheduled until 2024. Krishnamoorthi wants to have some of those timelines moved up, but the agency said "it's crucial that measures to limit toxic elements in foods do not have unintended consequences," such as making it more difficult for families to get foods with significant nutritional benefits.
