Heavy Metals in Baby Food with @consumerreports James E. Rogers, PhD

#208: Does baby food really contain heavy metals that are toxic for my baby? Well according to the tests that Consumer Reports conducted on fifty nationally distributed packaged baby and toddler foods, it definitely does! In this episode we are joined by James E. Rogers PhD, he is the Director of Food Safety Research and Testing at Consumer Reports who will be talking about how the heavy metals in baby food study was conducted, why they chose the tested baby foods, what the tests found and some recommendations for parents who are considering some of these products for their babies.

Other Episode Related to this Topic

• Episode 31 “Fish: How to Introduce Your Baby to this Potentially Allergenic Food”
• Episode 99 “Are Organic Foods Better for My Baby?”
• Episode 160 “Why White Rice Cereal Should Not Be Your Baby's First Food with Alan Greene, MD”



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