Major baby food brands exceed California lead limits, risking children’s health
- Products from many major baby food brands contain lead levels that far exceed California’s safety limit.
- A lawsuit alleges that manufacturers knowingly sell products requiring Proposition 65 warnings but fail to use them.
- Lead exposure risks children’s brain development, with no safe level of consumption.
- Companies exploit loopholes to avoid accountability, while FDA standards lag behind those of the state of California.
- Parents must take action by choosing safer brands, making homemade options, and demanding transparency.
Parents trust baby food companies to provide safe, nourishing meals for their infants. But recent testing reveals alarming levels of lead in products from major brands like Gerber, Beech-Nut, and Plum Organics — some exceeding California’s safety limits dramatically.
A lawsuit filed by the Environmental Law Foundation (ELF) on behalf of consumers highlights a disturbing trend: manufacturers are selling baby foods with lead concentrations that legally require warning labels under California’s Proposition 65, yet many parents remain unaware of the risks.
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