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The FDA proposes new targets to limit lead in baby food

New guidance calls for lower lead levels in food for babies and children under 2. Lead exposure can be harmful to developing brains. Jeff Greenberg/Universal Images Group via Getty hide caption

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The FDA proposes new targets to limit lead in baby food

January 25, 2023 • Toxic metal can be harmful to developing brains. New lead targets are part of a broad FDA imitative to reduce children's exposure to the lowest levels possible.

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Man Sentenced In Germany For Poisoned Baby Food Scheme

The supermarket poisoner, shown here during a court hearing earlier this month in Ravensburg, Germany, was found guilty of attempted murder. Marijan Murat/picture alliance via Getty Image hide caption

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Man Sentenced In Germany For Poisoned Baby Food Scheme

October 23, 2018 • The 54-year-old got more than a dozen years after confessing to poisoning baby food with an antifreeze ingredient, putting the jars on store shelves and then trying to extort money from supermarkets.

Babies Who Eat Rice Cereal Have Higher Arsenic Levels, Study Finds

A new study finds that babies fed rice cereals and other rice-based snacks have higher concentrations of arsenic in their urine. iStockphoto hide caption

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Babies Who Eat Rice Cereal Have Higher Arsenic Levels, Study Finds

April 25, 2016 • Multiple studies have found that rice-based foods contain traces of arsenic. Now a study finds babies fed rice cereals and other rice-based snacks have higher concentrations of arsenic in their urine.

Tempted To Eat Your Baby's Table Scraps? You're Not Alone

One-year-old Emily offers her dad, The Sporkful's Dan Pashman, a bite of watermelon (before dropping it on the floor). Jennifer Hsu/WNYC hide caption

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Tempted To Eat Your Baby's Table Scraps? You're Not Alone

May 10, 2015 • Dan Pashman of WNYC's The Sporkful podcast weighs in on the benefits of eating kids' leftovers. "Graham crackers are better after they've been gummed by my younger daughter," he says.

Tempted To Eat Your Baby's Table Scraps? You're Not Alone

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Oh, Baby: Squeezable Snacks Might Be Tough On The Teeth

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Oh, Baby: Squeezable Snacks Might Be Tough On The Teeth

January 31, 2013 • Those cute little foil pouches of organic food for toddlers may pose hidden dangers for new teeth and developing mouths. But they may not be any more of a risk than the frequent use of sippy cups and bottles, dentists say.