CNN

Over 70% of tested baby foods are ultraprocessed and full of additives

The vast majority of baby foods, drinks and snacks sold in the United States for children ages 6 months to 36 months are ultraprocessed and may contain additives increasingly linked to potential ...
Healthline

Most Baby Foods In the U.S. Don’t Meet Nutritional Guidelines: What to Know

Share on Pinterest Proper nutrition is crucial for a child’s health and development, but a new study found that 60% of baby foods don’t meet nutritional standards. humanmade/Getty Images A new study ...
Consumer Reports

Best Baby Food Companies for Reporting Lead, Arsenic, and Other Toxic Elements

Update: In March 2026, California Attorney General Rob Bonta issued an enforcement advisory letter to baby food manufacturers and retailers, reminding them of their responsibility to comply with ...
abc7NY

Baby food labels will reveal levels of lead, other heavy metals for first time

SACRAMENTO, Calif. -- Lead and other toxic heavy metals have been found in dangerously elevated amounts in some commercial baby foods sold in the United States, yet parents have had no way to know if ...
CNN

FDA disappoints child advocates with its new limit on lead in baby food

For the first time in history, the US Food and Drug Administration has established guidance for levels of lead in processed baby foods that are sold on supermarket shelves and online. The agency’s ...
Los Angeles Times

Kids are sucking down baby food pouches at record rates. ‘We’re going to pay for it,’ experts say

Every week, Caitlin Sciutto stops by Target and piles her cart with pureed food pouches for her 4-year-old and twin 18-month-old sons. In goes a 24-pack of unsweetened applesauce. Then a 24-pack of ...