Toxic Metals in Baby Food: The Congressional Findings and What They Mean for Food Companies

A recent congressional subcommittee report shed light on the problem of baby food products being contaminated with toxic heavy metals such as arsenic, lead, cadmium, and mercury. Presented in this Intelligence Brief are more details regarding the findings and recommendations of this subcommittee and what it means for food companies.

Included in this Intelligence Brief:

A summary of the subcommittee’s findings
Recommendations for food companies
Current legislations regarding toxic metals in baby foods

Strategies on managing metal contaminants in food processing can be found here.

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