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Lead found in 20% of baby food samples
DIR By: guest6
Date: June 18, 2017, 6:25 am
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I don't recall ever seeing a warning label on baby food about
lead.
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Lead found in 20% of baby food samples, especially juices and
veggies
By Lydia Zuraw, Kaiser Health News
Updated 12:17 PM ET, Fri June 16, 2017
Pediatricians and public health researchers know they have to be
on the lookout for lead exposure from paint chips and
contaminated drinking water. A new report suggests food --
particularly baby food -- could be a problem, too.
The Environmental Defense Fund, in an analysis of 11 years of
federal data, found detectable levels of lead in 20 percent of
2,164 baby food samples. The toxic metal was most commonly found
in fruit juices such as grape and apple, root vegetables such as
sweet potatoes and carrots, and cookies such as teething
biscuits.
The organization's primary focus was on the baby foods because
of how detrimental lead can be to child development.
"Lead can have a number of effects on children and it's
especially harmful during critical windows of development," said
Dr. Aparna Bole, pediatrician at University Hospitals Rainbow
Babies and Children's Hospital in Cleveland, who was not
involved with the report. "The largest burden that we often
think about is neurocognitive that can occur even at low levels
of lead exposure."
Lead can cause problems with attention and behavior, cognitive
development, the cardiovascular system and immune system, Bole
said
The samples studied were not identified by brand, and the levels
of lead are thought to be relatively low. Still, according to
the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, no safe blood
lead level in children has been identified.
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Re: Lead found in 20% of baby food samples
DIR By: Justaname
Date: June 18, 2017, 9:26 pm
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Goodness, where will it all end. Disgusting! We don't stand a
chance with the very young ones.
They are slowly killing us and our offspring by additives, GMO,
legal to put plastic in snicker bars...maybe we should just eat
grass for safety.. but wait...grass has been sprayed!!! So what
IS left? ::) :o
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Re: Lead found in 20% of baby food samples
DIR By: Kerry
Date: June 19, 2017, 4:31 am
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> The samples studied were not identified by brand, and the
levels of lead are thought to be relatively low. Still,
according to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, no
safe blood lead level in children has been identified.
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Maybe the companies should be told they will identified in the
future if they don't get this under control. It seems pretty
clear that the lead is probably getting into the food via
contaminated soil. The companies and the government should be
working to identify which farms are producing lead-contaminated
produce.
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