The baby food aisle accounts for only a fraction of children and toddler’s exposure to food sources of lead, Houlihan said, pointing to an analysis that Healthy Babies Bright Futures provided ...

“The reason we call it the Wild West when we talk about the baby food aisle is that manufacturers get to pick and choose which elements of their product they want to highlight,” she told CNN.

The FDA must do better. We’ve urged the agency to lower lead levels in infant formula and tackle lead contamination in foods beyond the baby food aisle. That’s the only way to achieve real ...