Metals in babyfood

[stickyvicky]

Read article here
It doesn't even matter if you buy organic, where there are no pesticides used, because it's coming from the soil? Have we just fucked our planet so badly that there is now no escaping it?

[lance_s]

Read article here
It doesn't even matter if you buy organic, where there are no pesticides used, because it's coming from the soil? Have we just fucked our planet so badly that there is now no escaping it?

I have grandchildren who are still taking baby foods so I was concerned when I heard about this. Then I remembered something I read years ago:

http://www.breastfeeding-toxins.info, from which I extracted:

The pro-breastfeeding organization, MOMS (Making Our Milk Safe) lists various chemicals found in human breast milk, including Bisphenol A (BPA -- endocrine disruptors, which are toxic to infant development), perchlorate (used in rocket fuel), perfluorinated chemicals (PFCs, used in floor cleaners and non-stick pans), polyvinyl chloride (PVC, commonly known as vinyl) and the heavy metals cadmium, lead and mercury.(1) According to a 2015 statement by the International Federation of Gynecology and Obstetrics, “Exposure to toxic chemicals during pregnancy and lactation is ubiquitous. Research based on representative sampling of the population at large has documented that virtually every pregnant woman in the USA has at least 43 different environmental chemicals in her body.”(1a) Researchers have identified 200 different chemical contaminants in the milk of U.S. mothers.(2) That figure was as of a study published in 1982, and many new chemicals have been added to the environment since then.

Unfortunately Vicky, I think the answer to your question is YES.