Lead in Baby Food: Transparency Update on 40 Baby Food Brands
19 of 40 baby food brands selling products in California are making arsenic, cadmium, lead, and mercury test results publicly available.
19 of 40 baby food brands selling products in California are making arsenic, cadmium, lead, and mercury test results publicly available.
California requires testing and disclosure of arsenic, cadmium, lead and mercury in dietary supplements and other foods when intended for babies.
Inaction for the right reasons might send the wrong message.
Plum Organics leads baby food companies in posting toxic element testing results online.
These changes can serve as a model to federal OSHA and other states.
California is considering eliminating its Child Health and Disability Prevention Program that could set back blood-lead testing for kids, especially in low-income, rural areas. The program has served the crucial function of connecting families to required Early and Periodic Screening, Diagnostic and Treatment services (including blood lead testing) and the managed care providers providing them.
State maps of lead hazards help people visually understand the risks for their state or their community. When they are interactive, they serve as useful means to access detailed information about those risks.