date:Aug 17, 2018
Leading baby food manufacturers defended their food safety practices on Thursday after a Consumer Reports analysis showed several products contained unsafe levels of toxic heavy metals.
The product testing nonprofit tested 50 nationally distributed baby food products for traces of the toxic metals, including lead, mercury, cadmium and arsenic. The investigation found 68 percent had worrisome levels of at least one of the metals, while 15 of the products could pose health risks to children if ea