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02/16/2022
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By Mary Villareal
Baby food companies are exposing your children to heavy metals, warns congressional report and Consumer Reports: Beech-Nut, Gerber and more knowingly keep problematic products on the market
Popular baby food companies like Beech-Nut and Gerber have been selling products with concerning levels of toxic metals. Different baby food products are found to contain toxic heavy metals like cadmium, lead, mercury and arsenic, but the highest amounts are in those that contain sweet potato, rice and juice. Although heavy metals have been found in foods […]
10/05/2021
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By Lance D Johnson
Baby food industry knowingly poisons infants with heavy metals – investigation
The House Committee on Oversight and Reform released an investigative report lambasting Gerber, Beech-Nut, Plum Organics, and the rest of the baby food industry. All three companies failed to recall infant rice cereals that contain arsenic levels well above the limit set by the Food and Drug Administration (FDA). A congressional investigation found that baby […]
09/08/2021
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By Mary Villareal
People are still routinely exposed to aluminum … and it’s in more than just food
German officials recently reported that exposure to aluminum compounds in food has been decreasing, yet we are still ingesting more of it than what is deemed safe. Our regular exposure to and ingestion of aluminum compounds come from daily products that include food, cosmetics, baking tools and aluminum foil. Scientists say that aluminum compounds are […]
03/01/2021
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By Virgilio Marin
Turmeric from Bangladesh sometimes contains lead-laced chemical compounds, study finds
American and Bangladeshi researchers found that turmeric is occasionally laced with lead in Bangladesh, one of the world’s leading turmeric-growing regions. In a study published in the journal Environmental Research, the team revealed that most of the surveyed districts added lead to turmeric to make them look more yellow. Turmeric producers add lead for color Previous studies implicated turmeric […]
02/23/2021
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By Divina Ramirez
Report: Toxic heavy metals found in some baby food
A congressional report found that some of the products made by large commercial baby food manufacturers in the United States contain heavy metals, such as arsenic and lead, that can endanger infant health. The report issued by the House Subcommittee on Economic and Consumer Policy revealed that high levels of heavy metals were present in rice cereals, purees and juices […]
11/25/2020
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By Virgilio Marin
Potential threats to child brain health: Daily exposure to heavy metals in baby food could build up over time, warns experts
Baby foods are laced with trace amounts of toxic heavy metals that can build up over time through daily exposure and impair children’s brain health, reported the consumer advocacy group Healthy Babies Bright Futures (HBBF). The organization found that 95 percent of nearly 170 commercial baby foods contained lead, arsenic, mercury and cadmium, with one in four products […]
09/30/2020
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By Michael Alexander
Just as we’ve been warning: Turmeric from Bangladesh sometimes contains lead-laced chemical compounds, study finds
Turmeric is a prized spice and herbal remedy, but getting it from less reputable sources may expose you to high levels of lead, says a recent study from Stanford University. In their report, published in the journal Environmental Research, researchers found that some spice processors in Bangladesh use a toxic pigment to amplify the spice’s bright yellow color — all in […]
08/10/2020
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By Zoey Sky
Decade-long study uses dragonfly larvae to measure mercury pollution levels in US national parks
According to a recent study published in the journal Environmental Science & Technology, a citizen science program that was started more than 10 years ago has helped researchers determine mercury pollution levels in the U.S. National Park System. The Dragonfly Mercury Project Dr. Sarah Nelson from the University of Maine and the Schoodic Institute first launched the original Dragonfly Mercury Project back in […]
07/29/2020
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By Virgilio Marin
Tattoos can leak dangerous heavy metals into your lymph nodes, study finds
A recent study published in the journal Particle and Fibre Toxicology found that tattoos can leak dangerous metals into the lymph nodes and trigger an allergic reaction. The culprit is an abrasive chemical called titanium dioxide that erodes the ink needle and sheds the metals. The European researchers initially attributed the presence of metal nanoparticles in tattooed people’s […]
06/19/2020
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By Arsenio Toledo
Mercury exposure in the oceans is getting worse, causing mercury levels in seafood to rise
Researchers from Harvard University are suggesting that the levels of methylmercury in fish such as swordfish, cod and Atlantic bluefin tuna have been rising since at least the 197os. Methylmercury is an organic and highly toxic form of mercury. When people suffer from mercury poisoning, it is usually from ingesting large amounts of methylmercury. One source […]
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