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flying_wahini

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6. And this...

Reply to flying_wahini (Original post)

Thu Oct 17, 2019, 06:18 PM

Oct 2019

One "organic" milk formula marketed to toddlers had levels of inorganic arsenic that were six times the levels currently considered safe by the US Environmental Protection Agency.

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Toxic levels of lead, arsenic and other heavy metals found in baby food! [View all] flying_wahini Oct 2019 OP

And one thing often cut out, which is essential for fetal & baby brain development, is iodine. TheBlackAdder Oct 2019 #1

How much is attributable to toxic level of heavy metals to baby food product coming from China ? magicarpet Oct 2019 #2

Yes and add Wellstone ruled Oct 2019 #3

Actually, rice with toxic metals also coming from Louisianna, Arkansas and Texas (no surprise) womanofthehills Oct 2019 #14

Well good. This means our corporations are not being tied down by pesky regulations. Aristus Oct 2019 #4

Just what I was going to say. smirkymonkey Oct 2019 #10

Gives more credence to FDA budget cuts thanks to Trump. flying_wahini Oct 2019 #5

And this... flying_wahini Oct 2019 #6

It doesn't say toxic levels of heavy metals NickB79 Oct 2019 #7

Just so. Codeine Oct 2019 #8

Newsweek article says - one in five tested as 10 times over legally mandidated amt of lead womanofthehills Oct 2019 #15

Yes, but 10X the legal limit isn't toxic in the normal sense of the word NickB79 Oct 2019 #18

I'm not surprised about rice-based products. fleur-de-lisa Oct 2019 #9

The rice grown in the US is grown on old cotton fields WhiteTara Oct 2019 #11

Is Lundberg the brand name under which it is sold? flying_wahini Oct 2019 #12

Yes, that's the brand name. WhiteTara Oct 2019 #16

Here's a link to the actual report... SidDithers Oct 2019 #13

For yrs, info on high levels of arsenic in rice has been in lots of news articles womanofthehills Oct 2019 #17

Maybe it's not reputable enough to save the businesses and not the people? flying_wahini Oct 2019 #19