The study found that soy-based infant formulas had about seven times more cadmium , used in batteries, than other types of baby formula. Both arsenic and cadmium are carcinogens that may cause cancer, according to the American Cancer Society. Last year, the US Food and Drug Administration proposed a regulation which would limit the amount of arsenic allowed in infant rice cereal, but the limit is not yet being enforced. This month, Beech-Nut voluntarily recalled an infant cereal containing higher than permissible levels of arsenic, and announced it would no longer sell baby rice cereal at all.
We need the FDA to enforce binding limitations on toxins in all baby foods. In April, the administration released Closer to Zero , an action plan to reduce toxic elements in food over time; the agency must be held accountable to those commitments. In April, the New York attorney general, Letitia James, also launched a probe to determine if baby foods sold in the state contain arsenic levels exceeding the legal maximum — a move more states should emulate to keep pressure on manufacturers.
And consumers should demand that brands be more transparent: disclosing the presence and levels of contaminants on baby food packaging, and pulling rice products from shelves until they are safe. These companies must take action, if only for their own self-interest; there are some things parents will not forgive and forget. This article is more than 4 months old.
They also calculated how many grams of the elements infants would be consuming per day and on a per-portion basis for each infant formula and infant food. The study found wide variations in the concentrations of most essential and toxic elements in infant formula and foods, and that these variations largely depended on the ingredients that were used. In the foods that were fortified with essential elements often iron, zinc, molybdenum and manganese levels of these substances were many times higher than those found in breast milk.
They say that the most concerning findings are high levels of manganese, iron and molybdenum and the low levels of the essential element selenium in some formulas.
They consider the high levels of arsenic in rice-based foods to be of concern too. They note that two of the rice-based foods had high concentrations of all toxic elements and all essential elements except selenium. The researchers go on to discuss these different elements in more detail. The researchers highlight the varying concentrations of different elements in infant formula and foods and say they are concerned by the levels of potentially toxic compounds, including arsenic, as well as the high levels of some of the essential elements, such as iron.
The research has compared the concentration of different chemical elements both essential and potentially toxic found in a range of different infant foods and formulas. The levels of many of these elements are higher than those found in breast milk. This is not the first time that research has looked at the presence of heavy metals in baby foods. The committee concluded that the levels of environmental contaminants such as cadmium were not a concern for infant health, although they did suggest that exposure to arsenic and lead should be kept as low as possible.
Also, the authors of this new study have expressed concern at the high levels of arsenic in rice-based products. These substances occur in the environment and are as a result present at low levels in foods.
Health Canada does not have a recommendation for baby cereals, but it does place a limit of 0. Baby food A shocking number of baby formulas contain arsenic Lab tests have confirmed that 80 percent of infant formulas contain arsenic, and many baby foods tested positive for lead.
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