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Consumer Reports Investigation: Heavy metals in infant formula
Consumer Reports detected inorganic arsenic, a known carcinogen, in seven baby formulas and harmful levels of lead in 18 of ...
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Unsanitary practices persist at baby formula factory whose shutdown led to mass shortages, workers say
The Abbott employees’ concerns come three years after the company voluntarily recalled several formula brands, including Similac, Alimentum and EleCare, and temporarily halted production at Sturgis ...
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Unsanitary Practices Persist at Baby Formula Factory Whose Shutdown Led to Mass Shortages, Workers Say
The Abbott employees’ concerns come three years after the company voluntarily recalled several formula brands, including Similac, Alimentum and EleCare, and temporarily halted production at ...
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Nearly 20 infant formulas found to contain toxic lead, arsenic, or both. Here’s how parents can keep babies safe
finding the highest levels in brands EleCare Hypoallergenic and Similac Alimentum—both made by Abbott Nutrition, the company that exacerbated the COVID-related infant formula shortage of 2022 by ...
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Lead, arsenic found in some infant formulas: Experts give advice to parents
But we want levels to be as low as possible in infant formula." Mujahid said there ... and the second highest in Similac Alimentum (15.1 ppb), also made by Abbott. By comparison, the U.S ...
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Investigation reveals heavy metals, including ‘potentially harmful’ levels of lead, in baby formula
They found high levels of inorganic arsenic in two formulas from Abbott Nutrition: EleCare Hypoallergenic formula, which had 19.7 parts per billion, and Similac Alimentum, which had 15.1 parts per ...