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Dear Friend, This news is stunning and outrageous, but it’s true: A recent congressional report found significant levels of toxic heavy metals in baby food—both conventional and organic. Lead. Arsenic. Cadmium. Mercury. These are poisonous to a baby’s developing brain and nervous system. No mother should have to worry about what she is spooning into her babies’ mouths, day after day. [Sign this petition from Moms Clean Air Force to tell the FDA to develop and enforce standards that keep toxic heavy metals out of baby food. >>]( [SIGN NOW]( Why on earth are heavy metals in baby food? Heavy metals are found in the soil and water used to grow food—they can drift from spraying of pesticides or other sources.. They can also be introduced during manufacturing—during the process of making the food. And they can be introduced during the packaging processes. Whatever routes heavy metals take into food must be closed. Moms Clean Air Force has long been concerned about emissions of heavy metals from coal-fired plants and other sources. Heavy metal contamination simply cannot be allowed in our food, water, or air—for all of us, but especially children and babies, whose nervous systems are still developing and are most vulnerable to this type of poison. Baby food manufacturers are currently not required to test their products at every stage of manufacturing. This is unacceptable. What can we do? Our government can do a lot to make our babies safer. The Food and Drug Administration has control over food products and can stop this contamination. They should have done it decades ago, but they can act now. [Add your name to tell the FDA to develop and enforce standards that keep toxic heavy metals out of baby food.]( [ADD YOUR NAME]( Thank you for standing up for our children’s health. Sincerely, Dominique Browning Moms Clean Air Force Paid for by Moms Clean Air Force. Does not equal endorsement. Daily Kos, PO Box 70036, Oakland, CA, 94612. Sent via [ActionNetwork.org](. To update your email address, change your name or address, or to stop receiving emails from Daily Kos, please [click here](.