U.S. Report of Heavy Metals in Manufactured Infant Foods

A U.S. report finds heavy metals in manufactured infant foods. Should we be concerned? Are heavy metals present in infant foods at unsafe levels? What should dietitians be advising parents to do? The PEN Team went looking for answers.

The Subcommittee on Economic and Consumer Policy of the U.S. House of Representatives released a report stating that some products and ingredients marketed for infants contained high levels of toxic heavy metals (1). Assuring the safety of infant...