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THE FDA ’ S LOOSE PLAN TO REGULATE HEAVY METALS CONTINUES TO ALLOW TOXIC BABY FOOD ON SHELVES

By Jonathan Sharp
Ever since the congressional report that found heavy metals lurking in commercial baby food was made public in the winter of 2021 , parents have been outraged , and for a good reason . Some of the infant and toddler food tested had a concentration of heavy metals exceeding the safe limit by hundreds of times , which increases children ’ s risk of developing lifelong , debilitating neurological disorders and problems such as autism , lower IQ , cognitive damage , and learning disabilities .
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