Baby food makers are failing California's lead standards, Reuters review shows

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Baby food makers are failing California's lead standards, Reuters review shows

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Published in Food and Wine on Tuesday, April 22nd 2025 at 10:48 GMT by Reuters

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NEW YORK (Reuters) -Some baby food manufacturers are failing to meet California's standards for lead, which are the most stringent in the nation, according to a Reuters analysis of new test results released for the first time. The results are being made public due to a new California law that on January 1 started requiring all companies making or selling baby in the state to test their products for heavy metals including lead and publish them. Of the 1,757 test results from nine different baby manufacturers analyzed by Reuters, 102 were above California's maximum limit of 0.5 micrograms of lead per day.

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The article from Yahoo News discusses a report by the Environmental Defense Fund (EDF) which found that major baby food manufacturers are not complying with California's new law, the Heavy Metals in Baby Food Law, effective from January 1, 2023. This law requires baby food producers to test their products for heavy metals like arsenic, lead, cadmium, and mercury, and to post the results online. The EDF's investigation revealed that none of the 15 baby food companies surveyed, including big names like Gerber and Beech-Nut, were fully adhering to the law's requirements. The report highlighted that only two companies had conducted the necessary testing, and none had made the results publicly available as mandated. The EDF is urging the California Department of Public Health to enforce the law more stringently to protect infants from the harmful effects of heavy metal exposure.

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