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About half of dietary lead exposure for babies under age 1 comes from packaged baby foods, and an additional 36% from infant formula, according to a study from the U.S. Department of Agriculture ...
A nationwide recall of WanaBana apple cinnamon fruit puree linked to dozens of cases of lead poisoning has renewed concerns about the amount of lead in food.The Food and Drug Administration is ...
The US Food and Drug Administration has proposed setting lead levels in baby food of 10 parts per billion for many products and 20 parts per billion for cereals and root vegetables, which can ...
Amid the WanaBana pouch recall and calls for tighter restrictions on baby food, experts break down how lead gets into food and why it's so harmful. Amid the WanaBana pouch recall and calls for ...
As of last Tuesday, the agency had received at least 65 reports of lead poisoning in children potentially linked to the recalled products. All of the reported cases — which haven’t necessarily ...
Empty milk shelf in a Carrefour supermarket in China as a result of the scandal. The 2008 Chinese milk scandal was a significant food safety incident in China. The scandal involved Sanlu Group's milk and infant formula along with other food materials and components being adulterated with the chemical melamine, which resulted in kidney stones and other kidney damage in infants.
On Monday, the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) announced that, for the first time, it is setting guidelines for an acceptable level of lead in processed baby food, including canned fruit ...
Under the new guidelines, baby food manufacturers should have no more than 10 parts per billion of lead in baby yogurts, custards, puddings, single-ingredient meats, processed fruits and ...