High Lead Levels Found in 85% of "Healthy" Foods Marketed to Children
With a brief guide to avoiding lead in food.
Food products marketed to children have been found to have illegal levels of lead. A full 85% were found to have lead that exceeds federal limits for drinking water. The California-based Environmental Law Foundation (ELF) had 150 food products tested by an Environmental Protection Agency-certified lab.
In 1986, the citizens of California passed the Safe Drinking Water and Toxic Enforcement Act, more commonly known as Proposition 65. The law requires that a list of toxic chemicals be updated each year, that none of these chemicals be released into public waterways, and that the public has a right to know if they’re exposed to any of them. Whatever is needed to provide information about potential contamination is supposed to be done, including labeling products.
Big Agribusiness Is Served a Warning
ELF has served applicable officials of the State of California and the guilty manufacturers with a warning:
[These] notices start a clock for the companies to bring themselves into compliance with Proposition 65 by either (a) reducing or eliminating the lead or (b) placing “clear and reasonable warnings” on the food packages. If, at the end of 60 days, no law enforcement agency is prosecuting the violation, ELF will file suit to enforce the law.
Most of these products are sold outside California and throughout the United States. Many are also sold outside the country. A quick check of online supermarket shopping in the UK showed several of these products available.
Lead Risks
There is no safe level for lead exposure. It has absolutely no role in human metabolism. It is a poison.
Most important, though, is that lead has been shown to shrink children’s brains(1), cause them to grow into violent adults, and produce a wide range of neurological damage. Though exposure to a small amount of lead may seem a minor issue, lead is a cumulative poison. As a result, these products, which conscientious parents often try to provide for their children, are likely to accumulate in their bodies and brains.
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