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SPRINGFIELD, Ill. (WAND) — Illinois lawmakers could pass a plan this spring to remove toxic heavy metals from baby food. A suburban Senate Democrat was inspired to file the bill after talking about ...

On January 6, 2024, the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) issued its final guidance establishing action levels for lead in processed ...

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FDA issues final guidance on lead in baby food. FDA has issued its Final Guidance on Action Levels for Lead in Processed Food Intended for Babies ...

The FDA’s new action levels set the following limits on lead content in processed foods for babies and young children: 1 0 ...

One in five baby foods tested had over 10 times the 1-ppb limit of lead endorsed by public health advocates. Experts however ...

Advocates are criticizing the United States Food and Drug Administration's guidelines on lead in baby food, arguing that the limits are too lenient and fail to protect children from harmful exposure ...

The Food and Drug Administration put guidelines in place to curb the amount of lead in baby food, but some like one Illinois ...

In 2019, HBBF released a report that found toxic metals in 95% of baby foods randomly pulled off supermarket shelves. It led to a congressional investigation that discovered some baby food ingredients ...