BREAKING: Tests find arsenic, lead in baby food

[Consumer Reports]   Dear Friend, New testing from Consumer Reports has found troubling levels of heavy metals in some baby foods, particularly rice-based puffs that are a popular snack food for babies and toddlers. Our tests found that three kinds of Happy Baby Organics Superfood Puffs had the highest average levels of arsenic and lead of all products tested. And one of them, the Superfood Puffs Purple Carrot & Blueberry, had a 60 percent increase in lead levels since our tests five years ago. We’re pushing the FDA to set a goal of no measurable amounts of heavy metals in all baby foods, since long-term exposure is linked to lower IQ, behavioral issues, ADHD and autism. But with your help, we can do more than wait for the government to act! [Join us in calling on Happy Baby Organics to pull this product from the market until they source safer ingredients without heavy metals.]( Sign our petition to the CEO now!  [Sign the Petition »](  Because they are labeled organic, parents may think rice puffs are a healthier snack. But ‘organic’ indicates a lower likeliness of having pesticide residue – not heavy metals. Rice is particularly good at picking up certain metals from the soil, prompting the FDA in 2020 to establish levels for inorganic arsenic in infant rice cereal. If those levels are exceeded, the FDA can remove them from the market. But these levels don’t apply to rice-based snack puffs – which our tests found have some of the highest levels of heavy metals, and some children eat far more than what CR’s experts say is the upper limit. We shared our test results with Happy Baby Organics, and the company told us that their products are safe, and that our results fall within their internal company limits for heavy metals. But we believe the company needs to do more. Help us step up the public pressure [by signing our petition to Happy Baby Organics]( to pull all their rice-based puffs from the market until they source safer ingredients.  [Sign the Petition »](  Also, please share these important findings with anyone you know who has a baby or toddler, and urge them to sign the petition, too. If we apply enough public pressure, we can push corporations to make their products safer! Thank you, Meg BohneConsumer Reports [Unsubscribe from Consumer Reports action alerts.]( © 2022 Consumer Reports, 101 Truman Avenue, Yonkers, NY, 10703 [Contact Consumer Reports](