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Arsenic found in baby food, scary new study showsABOVE: What are we actually feeding the most vulnerable people on Earth?A scary new study found that many popular baby foods test positive for arsenic, including a whopping 80% of infant formulas.That’s a pretty terrifying fact to wrap your mind around if you’re a new mom or dad and you’ve just been up all night trying to take care of your bundle of joy. Now, in between middle-of-the-night diaper changes and breast-feeding issues, you also have to worry about the poisons that may be hiding in your baby’s food. So sit down, get some coffee and take a deep breath.Hattie is one of four babies followed from birth to first steps in Thomas Balmès' "Babies," a Focus Features release.The Clean Label Project, a nonprofit group that works for clarity in labeling, tested a wide array of baby food, formulas and toddler products, as USA Today noted. The study looked at best-selling formulas and baby food using Nielson data. The group, which did not publish findings in a peer-reviewed journal, also looked at emerging national brands. On the whole, about 530 baby food products were tested and researchers found 65% of products tested positive for arsenic. Plus, that wasn’t the only contaminant. They also found lead (36%), cadmium (58%), and acrylamide (%10).Read more at: http://www.mercurynews.com/2017/10/25/arsenic-found-in-baby-food-scary-new-study-shows/
