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FDA Proposes New Limits on Lead in Baby Foods

The U.S. Food and Drug Administration on Tuesday announced new guidance to reduce exposure to lead in processed baby foods. Though recommended and not required, the new proposed action levels from the FDA “could result in as much as a …

Companies Sued in Nevada Over Alleged Toxic Baby Food Products

Four baby food makers have been accused in Nevada state court of producing baby food tainted with toxic metals and harming at least seven Las Vegas children who were diagnosed with autism. Attorneys Will Kemp and Robert Eglet said the …

Some Baby Foods Found to Contain High Levels of Toxic Heavy Metals

U.S. congressional investigators found “dangerous levels of toxic heavy metals” in certain baby foods that could cause neurological damage, a House Oversight subcommittee said in a report released on Thursday in calling for new standards and testing requirements. The panel …