Baby food makers are failing California’s lead standards, Reuters review shows

Baby food makers are failing California’s lead standards, Reuters review shows

By Jessica DiNapoli, M.B. Pell

Baby food makers fall foul of US lead standards

Some baby food manufacturers are failing to meet California’s standards for lead, which are the most stringent in the nation, according to a Reuters analysis of new test results released for the first time. The results are being made public due to a new California law that on January 1 started requiring all companies making or selling baby food in the state to test their products for heavy metals including lead and publish them. Of the 1,757 tes…