Also, washing helps remove microplastics from food packaging. According to experts, arsenic naturally occurs in water, soil, and rocks, but its levels may be higher in some areas than others.

As of Jan. 1, 2025, every company that sells baby food products in California is required to test for four heavy metals every ...

We looked at data released by the Food and Drug Administration in 2013 on the inorganic arsenic content of 656 processed rice-containing products. We found that rice cereal and rice pasta can have ...

Lab reports showed glyphosate and the naturally occurring heavy metals arsenic, cadmium, lead, mercury and aluminum in the cookies were at levels well within the safety guidelines for food ...

Parents will now have a new tool at their fingertips to check if the baby food they buy is safe for their kids. After years ...

Now, shopping for safer baby food will be easier for parents. In 2024, a California law required baby food manufacturers to ...

The toxic baby food crisis is not just a failure in public health. It is a defining moral challenge for an industry entrusted ...

In 2018, Consumer Reports tested 50 packaged baby and toddler foods for cadmium, mercury, arsenic, and lead and found all the products contained measurable amounts of at least one heavy metal ...

Tom's of Maine's kids toothpaste tested for levels of lead and arsenic that triggered a class-action lawsuit. Tom's of Maine ...